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Mike Hubbard stories
Corruption
Former Alabama House Speaker Mike Hubbard is serving a 28-month sentence for 11 felony convictions.
Courts
With more than half of his sentence remaining, Hubbard's legal team filed a motion on Sept. 10 requesting early release.
Featured Opinion
"Justice should never be meted out with favoritism, but it was in Hubbard's case."
Corruption
"Mike Hubbard committed crimes with the solitary intention of illegally enriching himself."
Corruption
The trial court judge ordered his 48-month sentence reduced to 28 months.
News
Hubbard had been jailed at the Lee County Detention Center since Sept. 11 and was taken on Election Day to the Draper Quarantine Intake...
Featured Opinion
Hubbard may not be a violent offender but his actions are a danger to society and a threat to the public.
Corruption
One week after he began serving his prison sentence, the attorney for former Alabama House Speaker Mike Hubbard has asked the court to reconsider...
Featured Opinion
Mike Hubbard reported to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office on Friday to begin serving his four-year prison sentence. Hubbard’s new mugshot was plastered all...