A tax preparation service used a variety of bogus deductions to file thousands of tax returns seeking $177 million in fraudulent refunds, according to a federal indictment unsealed Wednesday.
In the call, the employee tells the dispatcher she needs police at Hooters, saying, “I’ve got a gentleman here claiming that he rapes little girls like my staff and he buries people for a living. I’ve got his check so I’m going to need you here quick.”
It’s not just governments that are getting hit by sophisticated scams. Businesses also are increasingly at risk. According to the Better Business Bureau, a contractor that is building a commercial property in Montgomery got an email from what appeared to be a Mobile-based construction company working on the project.
The original $3.6 million GOMESA grant will not cover the current estimated construction cost of the plazas at the foot of each bridge tower. The Gulf Shores City Council approved a change order for an additional $1.25 million to keep construction of the $30 million Pedestrian Bridge and plazas on pace.
“I think the world of Governor [Kay] Ivey, but her administration’s handling of the construction of Alabama’s two new men’s prisons is flat out wrong,” Ledbetter said.
An argument over a gun erupted into gunfire that killed a 19-year-old Theodore man’s longtime friend – during the victim’s 21st birthday party – according to testimony Thursday at a preliminary hearing.
The event marks 10 years of the nonprofit helping local breast cancer patients. Ashley Jones, one of those patients, is sharing her story to help others.
Former Mobile City Council member William Carroll was arrested Wednesday night on two counts of second-degree making terrorist threats, according to the Mobile County Sheriff’s Office.
A Prichard code enforcement officer who recently pleaded guilty to a federal gun charge and is accused of raping a woman is an “extreme flight risk” and should be denied bail under Aniah’s Law, prosecutors contend.
Officials said the resolution extends the city’s emergency declaration to allow continued coordination of response efforts, allocation of resources and implementation of emergency measures necessary to protect public health and safety.
More than 3,100 Alabama families are waiting for help paying for child care, including 429 in North Alabama on the federal child care assistance waitlist.
The Mobile Area Water and Sewer System is proposing higher sewer rates starting in January 2027. MAWSS said a typical customer using 5,000 gallons a month would pay nearly $3.50 more a month.
A mental health advocacy group says the system failed. It says warning signs were ignored before a Mobile man allegedly used a chainsaw to kill his aunt and grandmother.
Critical days passed this month between the time a Mobile city employee unwittingly transferred $14.7 million to a rogue bank account and the time the city discovered the fraud.
The vandalism comes as public concern grows about police in other parts of the country misusing the technology. Daphne Police Chief Brian Gulsby said he understands the concerns and that the fight against misinformation about license plate readers (LPRs) can only be won through transparency.
Key details offered by city officials on a fraud that cost taxpayers nearly $15 million suggest a high level of sophistication and raise questions about whether a city contractor may have been compromised, according to a retired FBI agent.
The debts listed in Window Depot of the Gulf Coast’s bankruptcy case have grown by nearly $586,000, according to an amended court filing obtained by FOX10 Investigates.
