![Don Siegelman: FILE - In this Nov. 2, 2011 file photo, former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman departs the Federal courthouse in Montgomery, Ala. The Supreme Court won't hear an appeal from Siegelman over his prison sentence for bribery and obstruction of justice. The justices had no comment Monday, Jan. 11, 2016, on their order letting stand a lower court ruling that rejected his request for a new sentencing hearing.]({"default":{"load":"default","w":"73","h":"52","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/CComfC.img?h=520&w=728&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f"},"size3column":{"load":"default","w":"62","h":"45","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/CComfC.img?h=446&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f"},"size2column":{"load":"default","w":"62","h":"45","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/CComfC.img?h=446&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f"}})
© AP Photo/Dave Martin, File FILE - In this Nov. 2, 2011 file photo, former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman departs the Federal courthouse in Montgomery, Ala. The Supreme Court won't hear an appeal from Siegelman over his prison sentence for…
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear former Alabama Governor Don Siegelman's appeal of his bribery conviction involving a $500,000 donation from a healthcare executive in a prosecution the Democrat contended was politically motivated.
Siegelman was convicted in 2006 of conspiracy, bribery, mail fraud and obstruction of justice in connection with his role in what prosecutors depicted as a bribery arrangement involving $500,000 provided for Siegelman's unsuccessful campaign to persuade Alabama voters to create a state lottery.
(Reporting by Lawrence Hurley and Will Dunham; Editing by Will Dunham)
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