College chief indicted - Breaking News from The Birmingham News - al.com
Federal authorities arrested the former Alabama Fire College director Tuesday on theft, conspiracy and money laundering charges, the first indictment against a key target in the ongoing criminal investigation of Alabama's two-year college system.
William Luther Langston, 65, of Tuscaloosa, appeared in Birmingham federal court after being arrested Tuesday morning on 37 charges accusing him of theft and misuse of more than $1.5 million in taxpayer money. Langston, who is scheduled to enter a plea on the charges later this week, is accused of stealing the money for himself, family, friends and two-year college officials while he served as the Fire College director and head of the Alabama Fire College Foundation. (Read the indictment: Download file)
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