Former Birmingham mayor Larry Langford addressed the media after being sentenced to 15 years in prison on bribery and corruption charges. He left most of the talking to his lawyer, but spoke about his immediate plans and his pleasure in being able to go home and be with his family.

TUSCALOOSA, AL (WBRC) - Former Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford declared Friday he would continue to appeal his conviction on federal conspiracy and bribery charges.

Disgraced former Birmingham, Alabama mayor, Larry Paul Langford will be kissing his independence good bye for 15 sweet years as he was sentenced to prison by a federal judge in Tuscaloosa, Alabama on 5th of March 2010. He was also slammed with a fine of $119,000. So what was it this time? He accepted hard cash, [...] SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Larry Langford sentencing: Disgraced former ...

A federal jury in October convicted Langford on 60 counts including bribery, fraud and money laundering related to his time as Jefferson County Commission president

TUSCALOOSA, AL (WBRC) - Former Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford was sentenced to 15 years in prison Friday for his role in a bribery scheme during his tenure as president of the Jefferson County Commission.

Testimony has wrapped up in the sentencing of Larry Langford.

Langford's sentencing hearing begins at 9:30 a.m. His wife, Melva, is already in the courtroom.

Former Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford finds out today how long his prison sentence will be.

Immediately after his conviction, Larry Langford knew this day was coming. "Am I looking forward to 805 years in jail? Only if you're willing to go with me for 805 years," said Langford with a chuckle surrounded by reporters at Federal Court in Tuscaloosa back in October. According to former U.S. Attorney Doug Jones, sentencing will probably not be anywhere near the 805 years maximum which ...