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TexasTowelie

(120,837 posts)
Sun Jan 1, 2017, 06:26 AM Jan 2017

Former Alabama legislator Terry Spicer works at ABC store after bribery conviction

MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- A former legislator, who pleaded guilty to taking bribes from a state lobbyist, is working as a sales clerk at a state liquor store.

The Dothan Eagle
reports that Terry Spicer took the job with the Alabama Beverage Control Board.

An ABC Board attorney told the newspaper that ABC Board Administrator Mac Gipson received a call from a mutual friend asking for help in finding Spicer a job.

Martin said Spicer properly disclosed his status as an ex-felon when applying.

Spicer, a former school superintendent and two-year college employee, needs another year and four months of state employment to be able to draw his $50,000 state pension.

Read more: http://www.al.com/news/montgomery/index.ssf/2016/12/former_alabama_legislator_terr.html

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Former Alabama legislator Terry Spicer works at ABC store after bribery conviction (Original Post) TexasTowelie Jan 2017 OP
A non-stop parade of people need to walk into walk into that liquor store & take Spicer's photograph NBachers Jan 2017 #1
The good ole boys pulled some strings for him. TexasTowelie Jan 2017 #2

NBachers

(18,504 posts)
1. A non-stop parade of people need to walk into walk into that liquor store & take Spicer's photograph
Sun Jan 1, 2017, 06:56 AM
Jan 2017

Of course, they'll then just bump him into some admin job to play out his time so he can get his pension, but the people will make their feelings known.

He don't deserve no $1,000 a week of the taxpayer's money for doing nothing.

TexasTowelie

(120,837 posts)
2. The good ole boys pulled some strings for him.
Sun Jan 1, 2017, 07:05 AM
Jan 2017

The article in the Dothan Eagle gave more details as to the bribery charges and the fact that he is will be in a halfway house for another month and a half.

http://www.dothaneagle.com/news/local/after-release-from-prison-former-alabama-rep-terry-spicer-lands/article_abe926d8-cd51-11e6-91ad-af8813b27da9.html

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