Scandal Rocks Alabama's 2-Year-College System

Accusations of nepotism, cronyism, and fraud spur calls for restructuring

By ELYSE ASHBURN

It seemed that the Alabama Fire College's troubles had petered out. A federal investigation of former Gov. Don E. Siegelman's financial dealings with the college had resulted in a raid of several of its offices in the summer of 2004. But for two years nobody connected...