Was Matrix hired by Auburn to find cause to fire Coach Harsin and save $18 million? Investigative journalist Rob Holbert of Lagniappe has broken the hottest story in Alabama this week: Auburn University is paying diminutive political consultant “Sloppy Joe” Perkins, the Oompa Loompa of Alabama Politics, over $1 million a year in consulting fees … Continue reading Was Matrix Hired by Auburn University to Investigate and Smear Coach Bryan Harsin and his Family?
A Matrix Win? Alexia Borden Out at Alabama Power; Federal Probes Deepen
Did Alabama Power show unwavering loyalty to the diminutive political consultant “Sloppy Joe” Perkins? With the looming mandatory retirement of Alabama Power Chairman and CEO Jeff Peoples, Alexia Borden, Senior Vice President, has left the embattled utility to become Executive Vice President at Brasfield & Gorrie, one of the largest construction firms in the United … Continue reading A Matrix Win? Alexia Borden Out at Alabama Power; Federal Probes Deepen
And Then, Only One Was Left…
In March of 2018, embattled law firm Balch & Bingham announced the hiring of seven attorneys, three partners and four associates, in Jackson, Mississippi to “enhance [Balch’s] healthcare capabilities.” Balch did a full-court press and public relations blitz just weeks after a massive exodus of money-making and seasoned partners who left the firm. Balch rolled … Continue reading And Then, Only One Was Left…
Imploding? Top Balch & Bingham Partners Flee; Houston Closure a Crushing Blow
Is Balch & Bingham on life support? Near death? Is the government pork trough of Mississippi and Southern Company’s unholy allegiance keeping the firm alive? The legal circles are on fire 🔥 speculating about Balch’s future after the once prestigious and feared law firm shut down their Houston office, as we were the first to … Continue reading Imploding? Top Balch & Bingham Partners Flee; Houston Closure a Crushing Blow
Texas Meltdown! Balch Closes Houston Office; Austin Crumbling; Rising Star Flees Montgomery
Balch & Bingham is in a Texas meltdown and has shut down their Houston office. Balch’s website has removed Houston from their footprint. As we reported last month, Balch & Bingham partner Audrey F. Momanaee, who unexpectedly became the Office Managing Partner in Houston last June after four top partners and attorneys fled the firm, … Continue reading Texas Meltdown! Balch Closes Houston Office; Austin Crumbling; Rising Star Flees Montgomery
Bought and Paid For! Southern Company Criminal Enterprise Buys Civil Rights Advocates and African American Activists
In January, Refuge In Troubled Times Community Development Corporation held its fourth candlelight vigil in Birmingham to memorialize the murdered victims of violence. AL.com reported: Brenda Paige Ward, founder of Refuge In Troubled Times, said her goal is to bring the community together and set a path for change. “We need to come together in … Continue reading Bought and Paid For! Southern Company Criminal Enterprise Buys Civil Rights Advocates and African American Activists
Dumb Career Move! Former Mississippi Speaker Joins Balch Firm with Two Former Attorneys Currently Sitting in Federal Prison
A former speaker, a child predator, and a money launderer enter a bar near the Pearl River… The former Speaker of the Mississippi House of Representatives has made the dumbest career move. Philip Gunn has joined Balch Policy Advisors, LLC, a subsidiary of embattled law firm Balch & Bingham, according to news reports today. Gunn … Continue reading Dumb Career Move! Former Mississippi Speaker Joins Balch Firm with Two Former Attorneys Currently Sitting in Federal Prison
Whores of Babylon! Southern Company’s Grip on Alabama Media, Smear Sites, and Paid Stooges Affirmed
The Guardian has published a damning investigative report by Floodlight that shows unequivocally that Southern Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary Alabama Power has allegedly bought, manipulated, and infiltrated media coverage throughout the State of Alabama. The Guardian writes: For decades, Alabama Power has sowed influence across the state, according to interviews with more than two dozen former … Continue reading Whores of Babylon! Southern Company’s Grip on Alabama Media, Smear Sites, and Paid Stooges Affirmed
Balch & Bingham’s Managing Partner in Houston Dumps Firm After 8 Months
Balch & Bingham partner Audrey F. Momanaee, who unexpectedly became the Office Managing Partner in Houston, Texas last June after four top partners and attorneys fled the firm, has now herself left the embattled law firm. The exodus of Momanaee leaves Balch’s Houston Office with only one full-time attorney. How embarrassing! We are not surprised … Continue reading Balch & Bingham’s Managing Partner in Houston Dumps Firm After 8 Months
We’re Back! Get Ready for Retirements, Resignations, Regulatory Investigations, More Alleged Racism, and a Rebirth of the North Birmingham Bribery Scandal.
Happy New Year! After a brief hiatus, BanBalch.com is back. A lot of news is happening in the background and the Southern Company criminal enterprise appears to be trying to clean up (or cover up) their trail of carcasses and human excrement in their million-dollar campaign of fear and intimidation against innocent families, minorities, and … Continue reading We’re Back! Get Ready for Retirements, Resignations, Regulatory Investigations, More Alleged Racism, and a Rebirth of the North Birmingham Bribery Scandal.
A Year Later: A Prelude, Not an Aftermath, as Southern Company Faces the Music
A year ago, the embattled CEO of Alabama Power Mark A. Crosswhite was ousted in disgrace. The surveillance efforts and scandalous acts of the Southern Company criminal enterprise were exposed in the public arena. A few days after the announcement, we, the CDLU, received anonymously spreadsheets and documents outlining how Southern Company spent hundreds of … Continue reading A Year Later: A Prelude, Not an Aftermath, as Southern Company Faces the Music
Jax Axe? Balch Partner Krechowski “Old Enough to Know Better”
Civil Rights champion Ernesto Pichardo, who won a unanimous U.S. Supreme Court decision for Civil Rights and religious freedom in 1993 against the City of Hialeah, demanded today that the Jacksonville City Council table the appointment of Patrick Krechowski to the Downtown Investment Authority Board of Directors. “Patrick Krechowski is a partner at the alleged … Continue reading Jax Axe? Balch Partner Krechowski “Old Enough to Know Better”
$1.1 Billion in Damages? Southern Company Sued for Alleged Fraud in Mississippi; Federal Probes Continue
The first shoe has dropped! As we reported in May of 2019, Southern Company was under federal investigation in Mississippi. An excerpt from four years ago: Atlanta-based Southern Company disclosed it is under investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice over a power plant that already has caused the company years of heartburn and billions … Continue reading $1.1 Billion in Damages? Southern Company Sued for Alleged Fraud in Mississippi; Federal Probes Continue
Manure Lagoon: Zeke Smith Out at Alabama Power
So bad is the stench, Southern Company went outside the usual norm and did not promote an insider after Zeke’s exit. In between writing two hit pieces about F.L. “Bubba” Copeland, the Mayor of Smiths Station, Alabama who committed suicide last Friday, Craig Monger of 1819 News squeezed in a short fluff piece about the … Continue reading Manure Lagoon: Zeke Smith Out at Alabama Power
Media Whores Fighting Over Doing Tricks for Clicks and Cash; Smear Job Leads to Tragic Suicide
The horrific suicide of Smiths Station Mayor F.L. “Bubba” Copeland happened last Friday after a series of articles exposing his secret and private life by media outlet 1819 News, a mouthpiece for Southern Company and their wholly-owned-subsidiary Alabama Power. Yesterday, another Southern Company mouthpiece, Alabama Political Reporter viciously attacked 1819 News. Bill Britt, Editor-in-Chief, hypocritically … Continue reading Media Whores Fighting Over Doing Tricks for Clicks and Cash; Smear Job Leads to Tragic Suicide