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“These People are Dangerous”
Although his knee jerk reaction was to call it “fake news, ” U.S. Senator Luther Strange (pictured) has been linked to the bribery scandal that has rocked the Alabama law firm Balch & Bingham, when the Alabama Political Reporter reported, that “[Alabama] State Rep. John Rogers told federal investigators that he was approached by executives from Drummond Coal and then-Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange and offered what Rogers considered a bribe if he would lead the State’s and Drummond’s efforts against the EPA’s cleanup of a superfund pollution site in north Birmingham, a source close to Rogers told APR. “Asked…
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Balch Rocked by Politico Story; Hits Mute Button
NONPROFIT AIRS ADS ATTACKING LOBBYING FIRM: The Consejo de Latinos Unidos, a nonprofit that’s been waging a quixotic campaign against the lobbying firm Balch & Bingham for months, is going on up on the air with TV ads going after the firm. The ad’s narrator says that Balch “ought to be ashamed” after federal prosecutors charged a former Alabama state representative with accepting bribes from an unidentified former partner at the firm. The former state representative, Oliver Robinson, took a plea deal last month, according to AL.com. Watch the ad here. — The nonprofit has been fighting for months…
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The $360,000 Bribery Conspiracy Against Poor African-Americans
Amplifying their alleged unscrupulous conduct, a partner at the embattled law firm of Balch & Bingham was allegedly involved in a bribery scheme that funneled money to an alleged corrupt politician, Oliver Robinson, according to the AL.com (Alabama Media Group). Robinson, who entered a plea agreement on June 22, 2017 to federal bribery, conspiracy, fraud, and tax evasion charges, allegedly suppressed and discouraged African-Americans from testing their property for toxic and contaminated property. Balch funneled $360,000 to Robinson. From Columnist John Archibald of AL.com: “Conspiracy. Bribery. Fraud. “Three ugly words. And they aren’t even strong enough. Not nearly. What…
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Under Pressure, Balch Embraces Change
Our digital educational ad campaign comparing the actions of the segregationists of 1960s to the alleged conspiracy against Burt Newsome has raised eyebrows from Helena, Alabama to Capitol Hill. Indeed, targeting, falsely arresting, and defaming Civil Rights advocates was common place back in the day. Ruining a rival, which Balch & Bingham quoted in their defense of justifiable interference, truly has no place in 2017. Under pressure, Balch is embracing change. On June 15th, Balch filed a notice of appearance as additional counsel in the Newsome matter, Kimberly Bell, an attorney with Balch. Bell is a member of the Birmingham…
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U.S Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Investigating
The allegations against Balch & Bingham and Black Hall Aerospace are being investigated at a secure site As we reported in May, Balch attempted to deceive the public and Politico.com about their lobbying to change Russian sanctions on behalf of a Russian-linked aerospace company, AAL USA, Inc. a/k/a Black Hall Aerospace, Inc. Our formal and detailed letter to the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence has now been directed to a lead investigator looking at the Russian interference of the 2016 election, and the allegations against Balch & Bingham and Black Hall Aerospace are being investigated at a secure site.…
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Balch Attempts to Deceive Public on Lobbying Ties
If Balch & Bingham can attempt to deceive the public and Politico.com on the record about their lobbying efforts…we cannot fathom what other shenanigans may be occurring behind closed doors. In a follow-up letter sent on May 25, 2017 to Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller III, the CDLU outlined how Balch and Bingham appeared to have deceived the public and Politico.com about their continued lobbying for a Russian-linked aerospace company, Black Hall Aerospace, Inc. also known as AAL USA, Inc. based in Huntsville, Alabama. In addition, the CDLU called on Mueller to launch a criminal investigation and conduct a forensic…
