Gregory D. Wren (born January 21, 1955) is an American politician in the Republican Party who served in the Alabama House of Representatives from Montgomery in the 75th District from 1994 to 2002 and again from 2006 to 2014.[1][2]
Greg Wren | |
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| Member of the Alabama House of Representatives from the 75th district | |
| In office November 8, 2006 – April 1, 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Dick Brewbaker |
| Succeeded by | Reed Ingram |
| In office November 9, 1994 – November 6, 2002 | |
| Preceded by | Claud Walker |
| Succeeded by | Dick Brewbaker |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 21, 1955 Ithaca, New York |
| Political party | Republican |
In 2013 he obtained confidential, non-public information and sold it to RxAlly, a national company that represented the interests of member pharmacies. In return for passing on privileged information, they paid him $24,000. He was charged with a violation of ethics and found guilty, forcing him to resign his House seat. He was then sentenced to twelve months in jail (suspended) and fined $24,000.[3][4][5][6]
References edit
- ^ Lyman, Brian (2014-01-09). "Republican Greg Wren won't seek re-election to Alabama House". Montgomeryadvertiser.com. Retrieved 2019-06-18.
- ^ Kim Chandler (2014-04-01). "Alabama Rep. Greg Wren pleads guilty to ethics violation, resigns". Tuscaloosa News. Retrieved 2019-06-18.
- ^ "Rep. Greg Wren resigns after pleading guilty to ethics violation". Montgomeryadvertiser.com. 2014-04-02. Retrieved 2019-06-18.
- ^ Kim Chandler / The Associated Press (April 1, 2014). "Alabama Rep. Greg Wren pleads guilty to ethics violation, resigns". tuscaloosanews.com.
- ^ WSFA 12 News (April 2, 2014). "GOP legislator Greg Wren resigns, pleads guilty to ethics violation". wsfa.com.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Antrenise Cole, Reporter, Birmingham Business Journal (Apr 1, 2014). "Rep. Greg Wren arrested and convicted". bizjournals.com.
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