Closing arguments began this morning to determine the fate of Bessemer Councilwoman Louise Alexander, and a verdict could be handed down later in the day.
The jury will decide whether or not Alexander deposited three checks totaling more than $17,000 in her own personal account.
According to Alexander it was all a mistake and developer Stan Pate, who was miffed over votes she cast against certain zoning requests, took it out on her by notifying the Attorney General's office that she had done wrong.
Either way the jury votes, Alexander's 11-plus years on the council will come to a close this year.
If she loses she will be forced to give up her seat and the council will name her replacement if it can be done by the end of February. Otherwise, there will be a special election.
But if she wins, Alexander says she is running for mayor in the August city elections.
—Tribune staff report
2 comments:
Sure, I will vote twice for her! Honest Louse, that's the ticket!
Nice pic because no one is there. Let's keep it empty.
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