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Jury Finds Ala. Contractor Innocent Of Corruption

Tuscaloosa, AL – A federal jury has found a construction contractor not guilty of charges accusing him of bribing the former head of Alabama's two-year college system.

The jury Tuesday cleared Roger Taylor of charges including conspiracy, bribery and obstruction of justice. Defense attorney Mark White said Taylor was extremely pleased.

Tayor co-owns Hall-Taylor Construction. He was accused of paying more than $92,000 for construction and appliances at the home of Roy Johnson, the former chancellor of the two-year college system.

Taylor's firm got contracts for managing construction projects at two-year colleges during Johnson's tenure as chancellor. Taylor testified that the payments were a loan.

(Copyright 2010 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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