April 30, 2013
A federal judge Tuesday declined to toss the conviction of an Alabama mayor convicted of embezzling money from a $15.7 million Federal Emergency Management Agency grant meant for Hurricane Katrina victims.
March 01, 2013
The mayor of Bayou La Batre, Ala., was found guilty Friday of embezzling money from a $15.7 million Federal Emergency Management Agency grant to provide housing for Hurricane Katrina victims, but dodged four counts of making $27,000 in illegal transactions.