“It is my understanding that [state Rep. John Rogers] has the check in his possession,” William Barnes, the CEO of the Birmingham Urban League, told aldotcom. “We don’t want a check to be recut to us, certainly under these circumstances.”
to defraud the Jefferson County Community Service Fund by funneling public dollars through a youth baseball league and then into a personal account.
in multiple interviews about the federal court case and denied any wrongdoing or misuse of public funds.that detailed various groups Rogers has allocated money for through the community service fund. He said that earlier this year his organization received a different letter saying they were approved for funding.AL.com
“At no point did this office receive the check or deposit it,” said Kelli Solomon, the Urban League’s nonprofit’s executive vice president and chief operating officer, in a statement toMichael Brymer, attorney for the fund’s committee, said that Rogers confirmed with the committee that he would deliver the check to the Urban League last week, on the same day the Urban League toldabout the missing check.
“In the past, there have been occasional issues with checks not being delivered and/or deposited in a timely manner,” Brymer said. “As a result, we established a procedure to notify recipients if grant checks have not been deposited in the correct account within 60 days.” Barnes said the Urban League has received grants from the community service fund in the past, but only after discussing specific plans with a lawmaker. Records show the organization has received grants totaling more than $200,000 received since 2018. He said before the episode with Rogers, no lawmaker had ever recommended the group for funding without first discussing it.
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