Montgomery, AL – The judge who will preside over Alabama's gambling corruption trial says prosecutors can use recordings from FBI wiretaps during the trial.
The defendants contended the FBI didn't follow its own rules when tapping the phones of casino operators Milton McGregor and Ronnie Gilley, but U.S. District Judge Myron Thompson ruled Wednesday that federal prosecutors met the requirements for admission of the wiretaps at trial.
McGregor, four present and former state senators and four others are scheduled for trial June 6 in Montgomery on charges of buying and selling votes on pro-gambling legislation. Gilley has pleaded guilty and agreed to testify for the prosecution.
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