(CNN) A jury convicted one of Alabama's most powerful politicians on corruption charges, bringing closure to one of three political scandals rocking the state.

House Speaker Mike Hubbard, 54, was convicted Friday on 12 of 23 felony ethic charges, which according to acting Attorney General W. Van Davis were "all about greed."

Davis called the verdict vindication for the prosecution that Hubbard and his lawyers had painted as political opportunism.

"It's been very trying -- it was a bad experience," Davis said. "We feel good due the fact that this jury made a statement."

He declined to comment on whether there would be future charges brought against other alleged actors in the Hubbard case.

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