Rep. John Rogers indicted again by federal grand jury, says U.S. Attorney’s Office

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - A new indictment against State Rep. John Rogers adds new wire, mail fraud, and obstruction of justice charges to the obstruction charges he was already facing.

This new indictment also says Rogers directed about $400,000 in tax dollars from the Jefferson County Community Service Fund to the Piper Davis Youth Baseball League, run by State Rep. Fred Plump, and says Plump kicked back almost $200,000 to Rogers and his personal assistant Varrie Johnson Kindall.

Prosecutors also now claim Rogers and Johnson tried to bribe a witness in the case not to talk by offering grant money, and tried to persuade the witness to lie to federal investigators.

The indictment also claims Rogers and Johnson cooked up a scheme where Johnson would take full responsibility for the crimes and lie about whether Rogers knew anything about the kickbacks, in exchange for Rogers promising to take care of personal issues for Johnson if she went to prison. Prosecutors say Johnson lied to them during a meeting at the U.S. Attorney’s office in May of 2023.

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