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Birmingham--Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford is under a cloud of suspicion lately. Last week, the Securities and Exchange Commission filed a civil complaint against him. The S-E-C alleges that Langford accepted money from an investment banker who then got millions of dollars in contracts from the Jefferson County Commission, while Langford was a commissioner. Speculation abounds about the possibility of criminal charges. Mayor Langford sat down the WBHM's Tanya Ott to talk about the allegations and his response.

Listen to the interview

You can see the official SEC filing against Mayor Langford here.

-- Tanya Ott, May 8, 2008