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Target: Alabama Power; Time Feds Clean Up Alabama Like Phenix City was in 1954
The photo above of disgraced ex-U.S. Attorney Jay E. Town chugging cocktails with the Chairman and CEO of Alabama Power Mark A. Crosswhite at the Moon Shine Lounge at the Elyton Hotel is the epitome of the unethical if not corrupt environment in Alabama. After the criminal conviction of Balch-made millionaire Joel I. Gilbert, one of the most interesting and insightful comments made to us was from a seasoned federal official who stated that the alleged corruption in Jefferson County and North Birmingham was not caused by Balch & Bingham but appeared to have been caused by the embattled law…
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Unanimous! Drummond Company to Stand Trial; Floodgates Open
Last week, the Alabama Supreme Court unanimously rejected Drummond Company’s Writ of Mandamus against ex-Drummond executive David Roberson’s $75 million civil lawsuit with one word, “Denied.” In their 46-page Writ filed last December, Drummond summarized their grave concern claiming, “A man—convicted by a jury of his peers for bribery, money laundering, and fraud—has now sued his employer and a law firm claiming they caused him to be wrongfully convicted.“ So will we find out if Drummond, their “confused” General Counsel Blake Andrews, and other co-conspirators indeed caused Roberson to be wrongfully convicted? The court proceedings and filings in Jefferson County…
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Unexpected! Former U.S. Attorney Blasts Alabama Power’s Conduct as a “Travesty”
Former U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Alabama Richard Moore, appointed to the post by President Donald J. Trump in 2017, blasted Alabama Power for its conduct supporting an archaic coal ash plan, the possible cornerstone of corruption in Alabama. Alabama Media Group reported: Moore called out Alabama Power for its decision to keep the toxic byproduct of burning coal in a pit near the Mobile River instead of trucking it away to a far-away site where it could be buried in a lined landfill. “I am disappointed in the Alabama Power I have known to be a good…
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CDLU Entrenched in Investigations of Elderly Abuse while Three Stooges Spin in Circles
We have always described ourselves as the little speedboat that drives the large aircraft carrier mad. Alabama Power, Balch, and Drummond appear to be beyond mad. At the Jefferson County Courthouse, one of our sources overheard a top official ask, “Why has there not been more posts on BanBalch.com?” We, the CDLU, are flattered that our readers are eager for more. Since February, we have been entrenched in an international investigation of elderly abuse and financial crimes against innocent senior citizens who are people of color. From Houston to Mexico City, the conduct is stunningly deplorable. From “time-share” scams to…
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Racial Reckoning: Will Southern Company’s Institutional Investors Terminate Balch?
Now is the time for institutional investors to bring an end to institutional racism. The conviction of Derek Chauvin in the murder of George Floyd is the first step in the fight for justice and equality, and against systemic racism in law enforcement. While America let a sigh of relief that justice had been served, the fight against inequality, racism, and the abuse of People of Color has only just begun. Southern Company, the sister-wife of Balch & Bingham, has funneled millions of dollars to an alleged racist law firm, Balch & Bingham, which among a list of alleged unsavory,…
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AG Garland: “Same Kind of Hatred” Fuels Criminal Acts
Speaking to ABC News yesterday, U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland discussed the “same kind of hatred” that was behind the Tulsa Massacre of 1921 and the Oklahoma City Bombing in 1995: racism and white supremacy. Garland was one of the prosecutors in Oklahoma City in 1995. In the post-Balch era, the environmental racism and “same kind of hatred” behind the North Birmingham Bribery Scandal and alleged secret Ketona Lakes site will bring even more federal scrutiny in the coming months. The Three Stooges (Balch, Alabama Power and Drummond Company) played their cards in December showing the sheer nervousness and uncontrolled…
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More Window Dressing? Balch & Bingham Hires D&I Officer
With one percent of their partners being people of color, Balch & Bingham’s institutional racism is blatant. In February, after two years of being skewered for letting go of their only African-American female attorney in Birmingham who headed diversity efforts at Balch, the embattled law firm hired Brandi Russell as their first-ever Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer earlier this year. In January 2018, Balch hired Steve Feaga as their first-ever Chief Compliance Officer and we applauded Balch’s decision at the time calling him a pillar of integrity. Two-years later Feaga was out. Not a word was ever heard from him…
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Round 1: “Unfinished Business” Against Three Stooges Mounts
As we predicted last year, the sheer and uncontrolled panic of Alabama Power, Balch & Bingham and Drummond Company with the possible rebirth of the North Birmingham Bribery Scandal would provoke an avalanche of investigations and probes under a new administration and congressional leadership. The Three Stooges were utter fools. Round one: the national media are investigating and putting pressure against Drummond Company. In an extensive piece in E&E News on environmental justice, Drummond’s deal for its polluting ABC Coke Plant in North Birmingham is now under scrutiny. E&E writes: But what happened — and didn’t happen — next tells…
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Drummond, Elderly Exploitation Scandal, Newsome Conspiracy Case, North Birmingham Bribery Case, Southern Company, Spotlight on Balch & Bingham
Happy 4th Birthday to BanBalch.com!
This month we reached our fourth birthday and we want to thank YOU our dear readers. We hope you had a safe and pleasant Spring Break, and also hope that you and your loved ones were not impacted by the horrific tornadoes from last week. We will continue to report about the alleged criminal, egregious, and unsavory conduct of Balch & Bingham and their sister-wife Alabama Power, especially now with the Biden Administration taking a hard swing at environmental racism. Expect more fireworks in the next year! Look at some of the possibilities: Balch & Bingham’s alleged elderly exploitation scandal…
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Drummond Company in Meltdown Like Wicked Witch; Judge Issues Order Protecting CDLU
Drummond Company and their attorneys are looking for fish in the middle of the Mojave Desert. Since the explosive and manipulated Balch & Bingham invoice became the talk of Alabama, Drummond Company has had an utter meltdown and court records show that an avalanche of 99 different items have been filed in the case since March 1st. We were stunned to see the blatant and sheer foolishness of Drummond attorneys who are racking up thousands of dollars in attorney fees by crying over posts on BanBalch.com, the CDLU, and our reporting of public documents. Drummond is so steamed, bent out…
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Tackling Environmental Racism and Pollution
Today, the U.S. Senate overwhelmingly approved the nominations of Merrick Garland as U.S. Attorney General and Michael Regan as head of the Environmental Protection Agency. Alabama Power, Drummond Company, and Balch & Bingham, the Three Stooges who draped themselves around the Trump Administration and Balch Zombie Jeff Sessions, will now have to face the loud and thundering music. Alabama Power and its CEO Mark A. Crosswhite had the audacity to claim they were victims of the North Birmingham Bribery Scandal and went a step too far in claiming they had “no involvement in these matters.” Now the U.S. Department of…
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Drummond, the Roberson Shooting, and Colombia
“At no time have we ever been involved in illegal activities or in relationships with illegal groups.” –Drummond Company We have always said that we have no bones to pick with Drummond Company. We believe the company was misled by embattled law firm Balch & Bingham and their convicted felon and ex-partner Joel I. Gilbert in the North Birmingham Bribery Scandal. We also believe former Drummond CEO Mike Tracy foolishly marched goose-step with Balch and made a mistake firing David Roberson when the company had vowed to stand by their loyal employee. Now comes the shooting at David Roberson last…
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Bombshell 1 of 2: Liars! Manipulation of Balch Invoices; Will Feds Re-Open Criminal Case?
Digital files of evidence from the North Birmingham Bribery Trial show that the federal government appears to have been given the manipulated Balch & Bingham invoice, not the original addressed to Blake Andrews. We have always known Balch & Bingham appears to have integrity issues when it comes to documents and billing records. In 2018, we wrote about how we could not find documentation in the billing records (obtained through the criminal trial) of the harassing letter to the tiny environmental group GASP from Balch-made millionaire Joel I. Gilbert dated December 1, 2014. We wrote at the time: It appears…
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Bombshell 2 of 2: Attempted Assassination of “Fall Guy” David Roberson
With glass blown exclusively inside the car, the projectile was obviously aimed at the driver’s side and missed Roberson’s head by inches. Sometimes we feel we are living in a John Grisham novel. As ex-Drummond Company executive David Roberson was driving along Highway 280 in Shelby County on Friday morning, someone apparently shot out his rear driver’s window in an alleged assassination attempt. Roberson was driving to his lawyer’s office. And what was Roberson dropping off? A slew of documents that appear to show that Drummond Company and their General Counsel Blake Andrews lied in civil court pleadings. Roberson appears…
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Confusion, Bribes, and the Fall Guy: Is Drummond Company Intentionally Seeking a Criminal Probe?
Why would Drummond Company ask ex-Drummond executive David Roberson about alleged bribes that have nothing to do with his $75 million lawsuit against Drummond? In a filing last week, Roberson replied to a list of admissions (and denials) that Drummond Company provided. But the reply about an alleged bribe to Balch & Bingham stooge and ex-U.S. Senator Luther Strange is causing a stir: As head of government affairs at Drummond, I never made or recommended any campaign contributions on behalf of the company that were a bribe and/or in any way illegal. The political contributions to Luther Strange were in…
