A charity created by Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford in 2000 to provide computers to children is facing questions about how it spent more than $1 million in tax money, some of which went to a gay porn star. A local paper reports today that court records indicate that money intended for the program also went to pay for trips, personal credit card bills, vehicle expenses, restaurant bills and casino tabs.
The questions come as Langford pushes a new charity to provide 15,000 basic laptop computers to area schoolchildren. A key figure in both the new charity and the first one is John Katopodis, a Langford friend and businessman.

Katopodis, who is organizing the mayor's new computer initiative, faces questions in a civil lawsuit filed by HealthSouth and in federal subpoenas about how he managed Langford's first computer charity.
Documents show $30,000 went to actor Marc Anthony Donais, who was known as Ryan Idol when he was a star in the gay porn industry in the 1990s.
Katopodis has denied misusing the money and computers given to the charity.
Reached by telephone today, the actor referred questions to Katopodis.
A spokeswoman for Langford did not immediately return a message seeking comment.
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