Creative sentence given to ex-Mobile County school board member
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — A judge ruled that former Mobile County school board member David Thomas Jr. must not speak to school officials for a year as part of his sentence for an unauthorized purchase of $9,033 in Mardi Gras throws.
Thomas, who was removed from office with his conviction in an impeachment trial, also was ordered to pay for five sixth-grade classes to go to the Dauphin Island Sea Lab, estimated to cost $3,000 or more, and fined $2,000 plus court costs. He also is to be under court supervision for the next year. [...]