Melba Till Allen
34th Treasurer of Alabama
In office
January 21, 1975  June 8, 1978
GovernorGeorge Wallace
Preceded byAgnes Baggett
Succeeded byAnnie Laurie Gunter
Auditor of Alabama
In office
January 17, 1967  January 21, 1975
GovernorLurleen Wallace
Albert Brewer
George Wallace
Preceded byBettye Frink
Succeeded byBettye Frink
Personal details
Born(1933-03-03)March 3, 1933
Butler County, Alabama
DiedOctober 20, 1989(1989-10-20) (aged 56)
Montgomery, Alabama
Political partyDemocratic

Melba Till Allen (March 3, 1933 – October 20, 1989) was an American politician who served as the Auditor of Alabama from 1967 to 1975 and as the Treasurer of Alabama from 1975 to 1978.[1][2]

Allen was convicted in 1978 of using her office to obtain favorable bank loans for several personal businesses including a religious theme park. She failed to disclose these business ventures and a full disclosure of her personal finances. She was sentenced to six years in jail and three and a half years of probation.[3][4]

She died of cancer on October 20, 1989, in Montgomery, Alabama at age 56.[5]

References

  1. Berry, John F. (1978-05-28). "Alabama's Funds Scandal". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2019-04-04.
  2. "Athens News Courier Newspaper Archives, Jun 8, 1978, p. 3". Newspaperarchive.com. 1978-06-08. Retrieved 2019-04-04.
  3. | May 28, 1978 | Alabama's Funds Scandal | John F. Berry |
  4. Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama (December 18, 1979). "Melba Till ALLEN v. STATE, 3 Div. 949, 382 So. 2d 11 (1979)". law.justia.com.
  5. "Melba Till Allen, Ex-Alabama Official, 56". The New York Times. 1989-10-24. Retrieved 2019-04-04.
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