William B. Blount

William B. "Bill" Blount (born 1953) is an investment banker, bond underwriter, and former Alabama Democratic Party chairman. In 2009, he pled guilty to federal bribery and conspiracy charges in exchange for testimony against former Birmingham, Alabama, mayor Larry Langford. He was represented by former Alabama Lieutenant Governor and Attorney General Bill Baxley Blount received a full pardon on January 24, 2017 from the Alabama Pardons and Paroles Board.