The Wind Creek Casino and Hotel in Atmore, Alabama.
Bob Martin of The Montgomery Independent on how a $100,000 donation from the Poarch Band of Creek Indians ended up in the hands of Attorney General Luther Strange, who is now suing the tribe to shut down its gaming operation:
The Legal Counsel for the State Ethics Commission says Attorney General Luther Strange can keep $100,000 campaign contribution from the Poarch Creek casinos. Shortly after The Montgomery Independent reported last October that Mr. Strange accepted the money, an ethics complaint challenging the contribution was filed by Tuskegee Mayor Johnny Ford. Ford accused Mr. Strange of threatening raids on the VictoryLand in order to seize its electronic bingo machines, an event that occurred a few months later. The commission’s general counsel, Hugh R. Evans, has written Mayor Ford that the commission has now closed the case, telling Mr. Ford the commission has carefully reviewed the notebook of information he provided.Get the Story:
Bob Martin: AG can take $100,000 from Poarch casinos (The Atmore News 3/27) More Opinions:
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