It was that investigation that found that Langford, while President of the Jefferson County Commission, arranged sewer bond swaps that benefited personal friends at the expense of county rate payers.
Now, just days before learning if he'll spend the rest of his life behind bars, Larry Langford is going about his business.
Langford opened his Monday morning by leading his weekly bible study at the Fairfield Community Center and then left without addressing the media.
While the former mayor and commissioner is keeping quiet now, that's not been the case in the past.
From the beginning Langford has claimed he never took a bribe and that any money that changed hands was in fact a loan.
"I took a polygraph and passed it, but my whole life fell apart the moment I fired an FBI agents nephew when I worked at the county."
But that's not to say the man does not have his share of regrets.
One of those regrets includes meeting with SEC investigators in Miami without an attorney present.
"People say a lot of things and we invoke God's name when it's convenient for us. That hedge he's put around me, he's never said one time that people wouldn't take cheap shots at you lie on you, or try to hurt you. he says in the end i'll take care of you. that's where my faith is."
And then there was the day of Langford's conviction. Last October a jury took less than two hours to debate the 60 charges... but Langford offered no remorse. Instead Langford lashed out at the media.
"You painted the picture that I was guilty from the moment I came out there. And if there is any truth in any of you, you can't lie about it."
It's unclear, just how much time Judge Scott Coogler will sentence Larry Langford to on Friday.
But, former U.S. attorney Doug Jones says whatever the sentence it will dwarf the 48 and 54 month sentences handed down to Langford's co-conspirators Al La Pierre and Bill Blount last week.
"I think he's going to end up getting more, obviously Blount, La Pierre, received credit for their accepting responsibility, cooperation, and testimony. You don't see that with Langford. This case will be driven with the sentencing guidelines which are going to be significant. I would imagine in excess of 20 years, but that doesn't mean that's what he'll get."
Whatever the sentence, the time will be absolute.
There is no statute allowing parole within the federal court system.
