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2 Alabama men sentenced in health care fraud and kickback conspiracies
Two north Alabama men have been sentenced to federal prison as part of a series of cases involving multi-million-dollar health care fraud and kickback conspiracies. U.S. District Court Judge L. Scott Coogler sentenced Brian Bowman, 42, of Gadsden, to eight years in prison, and Jason Max Akin, 46, of Florence, to three-and-a-half years in prison.
Gadsden to have its own skating rink with real ice for holidays
Ice skating during Christmas on the Coosa last December was such a success that the City of Gadsden has decided not just to make it a permanent attraction, but to get its own rink. And this time, it will have real, not make-believe ice. The City Council on May 28...
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