Katopodis letter to Scrushy: ‘Larry was thrilled’ with piano
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.—-
Prosecutors showed a letter from John Katopodis to Richard Scrushy outlining a piano gift for Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford.
Katopodis is on trial for claims he misused tax money intended for a children’s computer charity.
Defense witness Jerry Brannan had testified he found no record of the charity’s money being used to buy Larry Langford a piano.
Then while he was being cross examined by prosecutor George Martin he was shown a letter wrote Richard Scrushy about the piano.
“Larry was thrilled with the guitar as he was with the digital piano which I delivered yesterday,“ Katopodis wrote.
The piano was valued at $7,500 but Katopodis bought it for $1,917 at Hudson’s Treasure Hunt.
In the letter, Katopodis asks for Scrushy to go half on the piano, ultimately the charity $958.50, according to prosecutors.
Defense attorneys said they hoped to wrap their case this afternoon.
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LaLa is watching this case, it is a sample of what his trial will entail, with many of the same characters called to testify! This has been a long time coming, and I hope it plays out to the benefit of the citizens who have been robbed.We need a guilty verdict, so that those who aspire to seek public office will know they will be held accountable for what they do!
It’s so funny how the witnesses for the defense are sealing the prosecutions case airtight. The politicians in this area are just so callous in their thievery.
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