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3 Montgomery Men Convicted in Tax Fraud Scheme

Federal prosecutors say three Montgomery men have pleaded guilty to conspiracy and aggravated identity theft in a tax fraud scheme. U.S. Attorney’s officials in Montgomery said in a statement Thursday that Cruz Castillo Burnett, Jacorey Giddens and Rodrickus Howard each pleaded guilty to the charges within the past week. Prosecutors say the three stole personal information including Social Security numbers…

Reward Grows for Tips in Apartment Burglary Case

Authorities say the reward for information leading to the suspects in a burglary at the former apartment of civil rights icon Rosa Parks has grown to $3,000. Crimestoppers director Tony Garrett tells the Montgomery Advertiser (http://on.mgmadv.com/1ptD7Ov ) businesses, neighborhood groups, politicians and individual citizens have donated $2,000 to add to what was initially offered for information in the case. Authorities…

Alabama Ranks 8th in National Obesity Study

A new report by two public health groups says Alabama has the eighth highest adult obesity rate in the nation. The report released Thursday by the Trust for America’s Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation found that 32.4 percent of Alabama’s adults are obese. Mississippi and West Virginia tied for first place at 35.1 percent. Colorado had the lowest…

ASU Facing Some Legal Issues

ASU is also facing some legal issues. A food company says President Gwendolyn Boyd threatened to cancel the company’s contract with the school unless they provided free food for her innauguration this week, The company sent a letter to the ASU trustees accusing boyd of threatening to cancel the company’s contract after it wouldn’t commit to provide twenty thousand dollars…

Alabama Native Charged With Murder

An Alabama native whose son died after he was left in a hot car for seven hours has been charged with murder. Justin Ross Harris was indicted today on charges of malice murder, felony murder and cruelty to children. Harris has told police he was supposed to drive his son to day care the morning of June 18 but drove…