Alabama Attorney General Announces Arrest Of White Hall Mayor Of Felony Theft And Ethics Charges
By admin - Posted on August 6th, 2007
August 2, 2007 -- (MONTGOMERY) — Alabama Attorney General Troy King announced the arrest today of White Hall Mayor John L. Jackson for felony theft and ethics charges. Jackson, 59, was arrested by the Attorney General's Office.
Attorney General King's Office obtained arrest warrants* charging Jackson with one count of first-degree theft and one ethics violation count. Specifically, the warrants charge that: 1) Jackson committed first degree theft of more than $2,500 from the City of White Hall, and 2) Jackson intentionally used his public office for the personal gain of himself, a family member, or a business with which he is associated.
"Today, agents from my office arrested Mayor John Jackson of White Hall," said Attorney General King. "We are charging Mayor Jackson with stealing $46,309 in city funds. These crimes are particularly offensive because they have diverted monies that, under state law, should have been used to provide public services in the Town of White Hall. As a result, many needs that should have been met, remain unmet today. At this time, it is important for all of Alabama to take heart in knowing that, while public corruption continues to exist in our state, it is not being tolerated."
The case was investigated by Special Agent Jeff Ware of Attorney General King's Investigations Division and is being prosecuted by Assistant Attorney General Stephanie Billingslea of the Attorney General's Public Corruption and White Collar Crime Division. No further information about the investigation or about Jackson's alleged crimes other than that stated in the arrest warrants may be released at this time.
If convicted, Jackson faces a maximum penalty of two to 20 years imprisonment and fines of up to $10,000 for each of the two class B felony counts. Furthermore, Section 36-9-2 of the Code of Alabama states that when an officeholder is convicted of a felony, the office is vacated from the time of conviction.
*A warrant is merely an accusation. The defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
Source: Alabama Attorney General
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