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Merry Christmas for the Newsome Children
When we learned about the Newsome Conspiracy Case over a year ago, we were moved by the smiling faces of Burt Newsome’s children. Unfortunately, all the shenanigans, all of the legal maneuvers, the Star Chamber, and the alleged unethical or criminal conduct impact those children more than anyone else. Did Clark A. Cooper, a Balch partner who allegedly wrote to Newsome’s clients directly, an alleged breach of professional conduct, ever think about Newsome’s family? When Judge Carole Smitherman sealed the case since its inception and created an unconstitutional and secretive Star Chamber, did Newsome’s children ever enter her mind? Did…
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Part 2: Contributions and the Star Chamber
The cash keeps on coming. On Friday we called on state criminal and ethics investigators to look at a donation made by Hare, Wynn, Newell & Newton to Alabama State Senator Rodger Smitherman. He is the husband of Judge Carole Smitherman who created an unconstitutional and secretive Star Chamber in the Newsome Conspiracy Case. The complete sealing of the case was strongly advocated by the embattled law firm Balch & Bingham. Today, we take a look at another curiosity: two $5,000 contributions made by NEWPAC to Senator Smitherman on October 17, 2017 and last month on November 20, 2017. (Read…
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Part 1: Greasing the Wheels for a Star Chamber?
Another headache for Balch & Bingham. We have been reviewing closely the contributions given to Smitherman. And something smells. No, we are not talking about contributions to Judge Carole Smitherman who created an unconstitutional and secretive Star Chamber in the Newsome Conspiracy Case. We are talking about her husband, State Senator Rodger Smitherman. We looked at several different contributions given to Senator Smitherman after the co-conspirators, including Balch & Bingham, were all linked together in the Newsome Conspiracy Case by a single burner cell phone number in an amended complaint filed on June 30, 2017. We have found several questionable…
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Media, Feds Zone In on Balch’s Russian Connection
With the recent idictment of Michael Flynn, the CDLU has been approached by the most esteemed media outlets about Balch & Bingham’s success at changing Russian sanctions in 2015 for Russian-linked aerospace company Black Hall Aerospace, Inc. a/k/a AAL USA, Inc. Likewise, federal investigators near Quantico are zoning in on our posts about Balch’s Russian activities, including their foolish website scrub. We do not know if this is activity from the Office of Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller III or a separate investigation spurred by our contacts on Capitol Hill. In November, we wrote how Balch’s success in changing Russian…
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Blackout and Black Eyes
As we approach the 100-day mark since its inception, the corrupt Star Chamber created to allegedly conceal unethical and possible criminal actions in the Newsome Conspiracy Case has been effective. The complete blackout of the procedures, hearings, filings or actions is extreme. Even our anonymous sources at the courthouse have been unable to provide us with information about the case. We wonder… Is the case under mediation at an impartial setting? Has Balch finally come to their senses and are involved in settlement negotiations? Or are they picking a jury as we write? Has Judge Carole Smitherman tossed out parts…
