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Was Matrix Hired by Auburn University to Investigate and Smear Coach Bryan Harsin and his Family?
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 through the controversial firm he founded, Matrix, LLC. Matrix, LLC and Perkins have been accused of allegedly orchestrating smear campaigns, allegedly conducting inappropriate surveillance efforts, allegedly paying off envelope journalists, and allegedly laundering money and pay-offs through a network of not-for-profit entities. Holbert writes: When…
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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 States. Borden joined the construction company in January, but no official announcement has been made. Anonymous sources contacted us today to give us a heads up of the latest developments. We always thought that Alexia was an honorable person and that, as a successful and…
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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 out their names and photos (above) with enthusiasm trying to counter the hemorrhaging: [Balch] announced the addition of partners Tom Kirkland, Allison Simpson and Andy Lowry, and associates Mary Jordan Fuller, Matt Sitton, Perry Taylor and Bea Tolsdorf. All of them specialized, according to Balch,…
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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 report last week. Now even more damning news: Balch legacy partner Brandon N. Robinson of Birmingham has fled the firm after 15 years and has jumped ship to Maynard Nexsen. Robinson is a leading and respected legal expert on cybersecurity and privacy. Two top Balch…
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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, left the firm herself after eight months. The news out of Austin is no better in that four Balch attorneys remain. In 2021, Balch predicted they would grow to 25 to 30 attorneys in the Lone Star State. Instead, Balch looks like they have collapsed. The Texas…
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Newsome Conspiracy Case, North Birmingham Bribery Case, RICO, Southern Company, Spotlight on Balch & Bingham
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 unity and do something about all of the deaths, and the murders, and the homicides and all of the things that are going on around our city. This is our city and we have to do something for our children,” Ward said. Ward created the…
