Theft warrant issued for Sen. E.B. McClain
Posted by BrianFrom AL.com:
A prosecutor says first-degree theft warrants have been issued for state Sen. E.B. McClain of Midfield and a Leeds pastor over state money that went to a nonprofit organization run by the pastor.
St. Clair County District Attorney Richard Minor announced Friday the warrants were obtained against McClain and the Rev. Samuel Pettagrue.
The charges stem from the investigation of Alabama’s two-year college system.
You know, the same two year college system that the legislators say they should be in charge of.
Brett Blackledge first reported the gory details of how McClain earned this arrest warrant. I’ve heard that the community service grants - like the ones used by McClain - are going to be the next front in the investigation of corruption in the Alabama legislature. Expect to see more stories of legislators who used the taxpayer funded grants to fund organizations and foundations that in turn give the legislator a check.
Update: E.B. McClain’s alleged accomplice, Rev. Sam Pettagrue, has turned himself in. I was wondering how McClain, a legislator, be served with a warrant while the legislature is in session, but according to the B’ham News “McClain will be served with his warrant after the end of the legislative session in mid-May.”
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