Oct
20
2011

Judge Says Legislators Who Wore Wires in Bingo Case Were Motivated by Politics and Racism

By: Kim Chandler | The Birmingham News | October 20, 2011

U.S. District Judge Myron Thompson, who presided over the Alabama bingo trial, stated in an order issued earlier today that two of the prosecution’s key witnesses, Sen. Scott Beason (R-Gardendale) and Rep. Benjamin Lewis (R-Dothan), were motivated by political ambition and racial bias.

“The [...]