FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NEWS RELEASE
April 4, 2011
For More Information, contact:
Luther Strange
Joy Patterson (334) 242-7491
Alabama Attorney General
Suzanne Webb (334) 242-7351
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AG STRANGE COMMENTS ON SEARCH WARRANTS SERVED
FOR ILLEGAL GAMBLING IN BESSEMER
(MONTGOMERY) – Attorney General Luther Strange said that his office will
prosecute any criminal cases that may arise from the service of search warrants
regarding suspected illegal slot machines in Brighton, AL today. The operation was
conducted by the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office with the assistance of agents from
the Attorney General’s Office, and prosecutors from the Birmingham Division of the
Jefferson County District Attorney’s Office will be appointed to assist in the
prosecutions that will result.
“This should serve as a signal to others who have or are contemplating such
action that the State of Alabama will not tolerate illegal gambling, and that law
enforcement officials will stand together to investigate and prosecute suspected
crimes,” said Attorney General Strange. “I stand firmly and proudly with Sheriff Mike
Hale in seeing that our laws are enforced throughout Jefferson County.”
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