{"id":1937133,"date":"2023-05-24T17:10:16","date_gmt":"2023-05-24T21:10:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/alabama-democrat-charged-in-scheme-to-bilk-money-from-youth-nonprofit\/"},"modified":"2023-05-24T17:12:47","modified_gmt":"2023-05-24T21:12:47","slug":"alabama-democrat-charged-in-scheme-to-bilk-money-from-youth-nonprofit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/alabama-democrat-charged-in-scheme-to-bilk-money-from-youth-nonprofit\/","title":{"rendered":"Alabama Dem accused of scamming youth nonprofit for cash."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Falabama-democrat-charged-in-scheme-to-bilk-money-from-youth-nonprofit%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1937133&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Alabama State Representative Resigns After Being Charged in Kickback Scheme<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p>A shocking scandal has rocked Alabama politics as a newly elected Democratic state representative, Fred Plump, has resigned from his seat after being charged with participating in a conspiracy to steal money from a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/alabama-democrat-charged-in-scheme-to-bilk-money-from-youth-nonprofit\/\" title=\"Alabama Dem accused of scamming youth nonprofit for cash.\">nonprofit youth baseball league<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Plump has agreed to plead guilty to conspiracy and obstruction of justice for his role in the kickback scheme, which involved state money allocated to the nonprofit. Each charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.<\/p>\n<p>According to the charging document, another legislator received around $500,000 from the Jefferson County Community Service Fund, which directs state money to programs in Jefferson County. That representative gave $400,000 of the funds to the Piper Davis Youth Baseball League, a nonprofit that Plump oversaw as executive director. Plump then directed $200,000 of the funds back to the unnamed legislator&#8217;s assistant.<\/p>\n<p>Plump even went so far as to text the assistant &#8220;red alert&#8221; after an interview with investigators, according to the charging document.<\/p>\n<p>Another Democratic representative, John Rogers, has come forward and said he is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/5-times-the-anti-trump-fbis-trust-us-promise-fell-apart-2\/\" title=\"5 Times The Anti-Trump FBI\u2019s \u2018Trust Us\u2019 Promise Fell Apart\">unnamed representative<\/a> who gave funds to Plump&#8217;s organization. However, he maintains his innocence and denies receiving kickbacks for directing the money to the nonprofit.<\/p>\n<p>The money was designated for children in Jefferson County, and the Act created the Jefferson County Community Service Fund, which was subsidized around $3.6 million annually from new taxes. The Act also created the &#8220;Committee,&#8221; which was responsible for ensuring that the Fund was used only for the purposes set forth in the Act.<\/p>\n<h3>The Fund&#8217;s Purposes Included:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Supporting public entities and projects such as schools, libraries, museums, parks, zoos, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/riding-post-recall-mandate-newsom-bans-most-single-family-only-zoning-in-california\/\" title=\"Riding Post-Recall Mandate, Newsom Bans Most Single-Family-Only Zoning In California\">neighborhood associations<\/a>, athletic facilities, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/salena-zito-the-far-reaching-and-devastating-impact-of-amazon-ending-amazonsmile\/\" title=\"Salena Zito: The Far Reaching And Devastating Impact Of Amazon Ending AmazonSmile\">youth sports associations<\/a>, road construction, the performing arts, police departments, the sheriff\u2019s office, fire departments, and certain <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/matt-schlapps-cpac-group-took-over-180k-from-progressive-dark-money-fund\/\" title=\"Matt Schlapp\u2019s CPAC Group Took Over 0k From Progressive Dark Money Fund\">nonprofit entities<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Each representative was given approximately $100,000 and each senator was given approximately $240,000 from the fund each fiscal year from 2018 to 2022.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This scandal has rocked the Alabama political landscape and serves as a reminder of the importance of transparency and accountability in government.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alabama state representative Fred Plump, a newly elected Democrat, is stepping down from his position after being charged with participating in a conspiracy to steal money from a nonprofit youth baseball league. 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