From the Associated Press

Feds Indict Former Alabama Gov. Siegelman

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Former Gov. Don Siegelman and two others were indicted in
a bid-rigging scheme, federal prosecutors announced Thursday.

The charges accused Siegelman and former Chief of Staff Paul Hamrick of
helping Tuscaloosa physician Phillip Bobo rig bids for a maternity care
program while Siegelman was governor.Siegelman and Hamrick are accused of moving $550,000 from the state
education budget to the State Fire College in Tuscaloosa so Bobo could use
the money to pay off a competitor for a state contract for maternity care.Siegelman's attorney, Doug Jones, said he was still trying to learn details
of the indictment and had no immediate comment.The indictment refers to numerous unindicted co-conspirators, who were
identified not by name but by positions, including members of Siegelman's
transition team, lobbyists and the acting commissioner at the time of the
Alabama Medicaid Agency.Siegelman narrowly lost a bid for a second term in 2002.