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After seven hours
of deliberation, a Lee County jury found Hubbard guilty of 12 of
the 23 felony ethics charges he faced, convictions that
automatically removed him from office, according to
Alabamanews.net.
“This should send a clear message that in Alabama we hold public
officials accountable for their actions," state Attorney General
Luther Strange said on his website.
Sentencing for Hubbard is scheduled for July 8. He faces 20
years in prison, Alabamanews.net reported. Hubbard’s attorneys
told the news website that they would appeal the convictions.
Hubbard was indicted by a state grand jury in October 2014 on
charges of using his elected office, along with his former post
as chair of the state Republican Party, for personal gain.
Hubbard helped guide Republicans to majorities in both houses of
the state legislature in 2010 for the first time in 136 years
before his indictment.
(Reporting by Brendan O'Brien; Editing by Mark Potter)
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