With spring break season’s arrival comes heavier than usual traffic. The Alabama Department of Public Safety strongly encourages motorists – particularly young drivers and their parents -- to make highway safety a priority.

“Parents, let’s be proactive this spring break. Take time to sit down with your young drivers to discuss safety  before heading to the beach or other spring break destinations, especially if your teens will be traveling with friends,” said Col. Hugh B. McCall, director of the Department of Public Safety and the state’s highest-ranking state trooper.

Several family members were sentenced Friday in the Middle District of Alabama for their involvement in a $1.9 million dollar stolen identity refund fraud scheme, the Justice Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced.  Barbara Murry, Veronica Temple, and Yolanda Moses each received a sentence of 57 months of incarceration and ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $1,908,659.  Douglas Murry received a sentence of 24 months of incarceration and was ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $142,038. Almetta Johnson received a sentence of eight months home detention.  Lee Moses, Jeffrey Temple, and Courtney Johnson each received a sentence of probation.

On April 25, 2012, Barbara Murry, Douglas Murry, Yolanda Moses, Lee Moses, Veronica Temple, Jeffrey Temple, Almetta Johnson, and Courtney Johnson were charged in a multi-count indictment by a federal grand jury on a variety of charges relating to an identity theft and tax fraud scheme.