Outgoing State Ethics Commissioner Takes Aim at Fellow Commissioners

| August 10, 2017 

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There are numerous instances of corruption in Alabama. For example, former Alabama Governor Don Siegelman finished a 78-month sentence this week for accepting a bribe from former HealthSouth CEO Richard Scrushy. It comes at a time when there’s discord on the Alabama Ethics Commission, a body that’s tasked with keeping elected leaders in line. We talk about what one outgoing member of the commission has to say with Alabama Media Group columnist John Archibald.

 

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