Thanks for checking out our LIVE minute-by-minute blog of the federal gambling corruption retrial being held in Montgomery, Alabama.
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Our bloggers include JoBeth Davis, the Community Web Producer for WSFA.COM and Max Reiss, the Raycom News Network Political Reporter. WBRC Fox 6 in Birmingham is dedicating reporter Alan Collins to coverage as well.
For those who are new to coverage of this trial, here's a story that will outline the basics of this case. This story includes background information, the full indictments and trackback information.
CLICK HERE to look back over coverage of all the first trial which took place between June and August of 2011.
Wednesday, March 7 2012 12:03 PM EST2012-03-07 17:03:26 GMT
This is the statement released by Milton McGregor after he and five other defendants were acquitted on all charges in the federal government's gambling corruption retrial. It reads in full: This is aMore >>
Jurors were originally scheduled to deliberate today from 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Deliberations were suddenly halted shortly after 3:00 p.m. Jurors were sent home early and paramedics came rushing in to the building.More >>
While the jury was mostly quiet on day 2 of deliberations, the Prosecution filed a statement of intent saying they intended to move for McGregor's bond to be revoked pending a guilty verdict. That statement was available to the public online for a short time, and then disappeared. More >>
On Day 6 of the retrial, Ronnie Gilley and Prosecutor Kendall Day worked through testimony to lay out timelines for each of the trial defendants.More >>