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Alabama’s Record-Breaking Crime Takedown | Birmingham News
The Northern District of Alabama is rewriting federal enforcement records with three landmark cases: the biggest-ever sports betting bust, the takedown of a darknet child exploitation kingpin, and one of the largest dog fighting prosecutions in history. In the sports betting scandal, nine conspirators pleaded guilty to running a $2 billion offshore operation, paying nearly $20 million in back taxes. Meanwhile, prosecutors helped nab FBI Most Wanted fugitive William Michael Spearman, whose darknet child exploitation site led to a life sentence after a recent appeal victory. And in the dog…
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