Larry Paul Langford (born March 17, 1948)
[1] is the former mayor of the city of
Birmingham, Alabama.
[2][3] He previously served on the
Jefferson County, Alabama, Commission, including four years as the first African American commission president. He also served as mayor of
Fairfield, Alabama, and served one term on the Birmingham City Council. Prior to entering politics, Langford was a well-known television personality, having worked for then-local ABC affiliate, WBRC TV as the community's first African American TV news reporter. In 2010, Langford began serving a 15 year federal felony sentence, the result of a highly-publicized public corruption trial in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
[2]
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Langford raised money and generated public interest and support for Visionland Theme Park (now known as
Alabama Adventure Theme Park), located near
Bessemer. The park was built largely by
bond issues backed by a
consortium of municipalities in the western part of the county, as well as the city of Birmingham and the county government. The park later declared bankruptcy, and was sold to
Southland Entertainment Group for just over $5 million at auction.
In 2007, Langford was investigated by the
SEC on corruption charges. In 2008, a lawsuit was filed against him for illegally accepting $156,000 in cash and benefits.
On December 1, 2008, Langford, along with investment banker
William B. Blount and former state Democratic Chairman Al LaPierre, was arrested by the
FBI on a 101-count indictment alleging
conspiracy, bribery, fraud,
money laundering, and filing false tax returns in connection with a long-running bribery scheme.
[4] His public corruption trial ended on October 28, 2009 with convictions on 60 counts, and resulted in his automatic removal from office.
[5]
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On March 5, 2010, Langford was sentenced to 15 years in prison by a federal judge in
Tuscaloosa, Alabama. He was also fined more than $119,000.
[6]
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