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Update: Ex-CEO of Balch Client Pleads Guilty to “Filing False Claim”
Paul Daigle, the ex-CEO of Black Hall Aerospace, a former client of Balch & Bingham, has pled guilty to count 6 of his 9 count indictment, admitting to filing a false claim with the U.S. Department of Defense. Daigle is obligated to pay restitution of $52,968. The plea deal culminates a five-year odyssey for us, the CDLU. We first alerted the U.S. Department of Justice of the alleged criminal misconduct with a fax to Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller III in May of 2017. Balch & Bingham stupidly mocked us in court pleadings in the Newsome Conspiracy Case. As we…
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Newsome Conspiracy Case, North Birmingham Bribery Case, Southern Company, Spotlight on Balch & Bingham
Balch & Bingham Loses Tens of Millions for $242,000
Since 2017, how much has Balch lost in the aggregate? $26 million? $57 million? $100 million? or More? More than once, we have paused and asked ourselves, “Is Balch really this stupid?“ The autopsy of Balch partner William D. Lineberry appears to show that the alleged financial woes of Balch & Bingham may have impacted the esteemed legacy partner and caused Lineberry to commit suicide. According to the Center for Responsive Politics, Balch’s lobbying efforts in Washington, D.C. have plummeted. From 2017 to 2021, Balch has lost over $4,000,000 in direct lobbing revenue compared to a high in 2016 of…
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Autopsy Report: Balch Partner’s Suicide Tied to Alleged Financial Woes at Embattled Law Firm
Since 2017, where in the hell has Balch’s incompetent and silent leadership been? Lineberry deserved better. The autopsy report of Balch & Bingham partner William D. Lineberry, known as “Bo” to those close to him, is heartbreaking. According to the report, Lineberry’s wife told law enforcement that he was suffering depression and that they were “having a lot of financial issues.” What could be the cause of these financial issues? John Morley of The Practice writes: Law firms tend to be owned by their partners rather than by investors. And this makes the partners unusually sensitive to decline. As a…
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Balch Bleeds: Five Top Partners Bail on Embattled and Disgraced Law Firm
The hemorrhaging at Balch & Bingham has not stopped. One of the few Hispanic partners at Balch & Bingham, Derek Anchondo, lasted a little over a year before he headed out the emergency exit in Houston. Another Balch partner in Houston, Lloyd Lim, left in January after only 18 months to become a partner at Kean Miller. Another legacy partner in Birmingham, Phillip A. Nichols, who had been at Balch for over three decades, left in February to become General Counsel at Red Diamond Coffee & Tea. Although still unannounced, Balch partners Chezare Palacios and Craig Lawrence have recently left…
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Scorching Video! Matrix Meltdown Turns Into Inhumane and Monstrous Hell; Indictments Next?
Was “Sloppy Joe” Perkins involved in the Newsome Conspiracy Case? Yesterday, at high noon, we learned from a long time attorney that he and his family were allegedly attacked by “Sloppy Joe” Perkins, the founder of Matrix, the obscure political consulting firm. After two decades, Paul Hamrick, former Chief of Staff to Alabama Governor Donald Seigelman, has had enough! Hamrick wrote: Joe has attacked me and my family and I cannot allow his behavior to continue unchecked. It’s not just me, over the last several months Joe has [allegedly] betrayed his own clients, [allegedly] attacked and sued his own employees,…
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$69.1 Million Wasted: Balch’s Alleged Sugar Daddy Bites Himself in the Rear
An incredible and explosive exposé of Southern Company, Alabama Power’s parent company and Balch & Bingham’s alleged Sugar Daddy, was published this morning by The Guardian, a major media outlet in the United Kingdom, based on an outstanding investigative report of the Energy and Policy Institute. The Guardian writes: Years after receiving multiple credible warnings about the atmospheric damage caused by its reliance on burning fossil fuels, Southern Company paid over $62m to organizations with a long record of spreading disinformation about climate change, a report released today by a fossil fuel watchdog called the Energy and Policy Institute has found. Southern…
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Feds Indict Ex-Balch Attorney for Possession of Kiddie Porn and Child Exploitation
We learned from two federal sources earlier this week that the U.S. Department of Justice was looking at alleged child pedophile and ex-Balch attorney Chase T. Espy. Espy was arrested last August by local law enforcement for online child solicitation. Yesterday, a federal indictment was unsealed. AL.com reports: The two-count indictment against 36-year-old Chase Tristian Espy was unsealed Thursday, according to a joint announcement by Northern District of Alabama U.S. Attorney Prim Escalona and FBI Special Agent in Charge Johnnie Sharp Jr. Espy, a Vestavia Hills resident, is charged with attempted coercion and enticement of a minor and possession of…
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Elderly Exploitation Scandal, Newsome Conspiracy Case, Southern Company, Spotlight on Balch & Bingham
Newsome Wins Stunning Victory for Mexican Farmer; Fraud, Negligence, and Elderly Abuse Exposed
The Mexican farmer has been made whole due to the exemplary and outstanding professional work of Burt Newsome. Balch & Bingham stooges allegedly tried to steal the lucrative attorney services of Newsome Law and defame sole-practitioner Burt Newsome almost a decade ago. Schuyler Allen Baker, Jr., former General Counsel for Balch, vowed to fight to the death before settling the Newsome Conspiracy Case. The case is active and alive, and awaiting more indictments after which a federal civil RICO lawsuit will be filed. Baker sadly died of cancer in 2020. We, the CDLU, met Newsome five and a half years…
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Will Government-Made Millionaire Katie Britt “Shield and Protect” Alleged Corruption by the Three Stooges?
Tuesday night the anointed candidate for U.S. Senate of the Alabama establishment failed miserably and could not garner 50 percent of the vote to win the nomination outright. She now faces a stiff runoff election. The Three Stooges (Balch & Bingham, Alabama Power, and Drummond Company) are backing the anointed one: Katie Britt for U.S. Senate in Alabama. Stan Blanton, Managing Partner at Balch; Mark A. Crosswhite. CEO and Chairman of Alabama Power; and Richard Mullen, President of Drummond Company, each gave the maximum allowed federal contribution to Britt. Katie Britt is a government-made millionaire, having made over $600,000 as…
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The Lion that Whimpered! Scrutiny of Alabama Power’s Million Dollar Pay-Thru Causes Panic and Website Shutdown
Millions given to a political action committee is not unusual but when 97 percent comes from one source, that becomes a problem. Alabama Power has another headache, another problem. The Energy and Policy Institute has published an insightful piece on the funneling and stacking of Alabama Power campaign contributions. The investigative report, we are told, is burning up the internet on the eve of the election primary in Alabama. EPI reports: Alabama Power has contributed 97% of the $3.9 million raised for a political action committee (PAC) since the PAC’s inception in late 2019, according to records maintained by the Alabama Secretary…
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Matrix Meltdown Goes Nuclear; Probes to Deepen Post-Election
The shocking yet unsubstantiated allegations against “Sloppy Joe” Perkins, the founder of the obscure political consulting firm Matrix, have rocked the Alabama business and political establishment. Will “Sloppy Joe,” who was paid millions by Alabama Power in secret contracts that didn’t even require an invoice, be fired or defended by Alabama Power’s CEO Mark A. Crosswhite? The allegations from Joe Perkins’ daughter are so sickening we will not repeat what was reported by the website donaldwatkins.com. On the eve of a primary election, the revolting allegations have the chattering class fueled on high octane. The irony is that Balch &…
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Radio Silence from the Office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama
The radio silence does not confirm or negate anything. For almost two weeks, we have been seeking confirmation, denial or a “no comment” from the the public affairs officials at the Office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama. We were told to go through the office by a top official at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security that investigates child exploitation and human trafficking. Texting, leaving voicemails, and emailing spokespersons produced radio silence. The two questions on two separate matters that we asked about are based in part on unsubstantiated allegations. What is the current status…
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Drummond, Newsome Conspiracy Case, North Birmingham Bribery Case, RICO, Secret Star Chamber, Southern Company, Spotlight on Balch & Bingham
After Suicide, National Media and Feds Zero in on Alleged Obstruction and “Criminal Concealment;” RICOs Coming?
The federal statute of limitations for obstruction of justice is five years. The timing of the alleged federal investigation makes sense. The statute would expire the summer of 2023. Suicide. Resignations. Internal turmoil. Corporate strife. Since November, Birmingham is seeing what appears to be the collapse of the house of marked cards allegedly propped up by the deep resources of Alabama Power. The Three Stooges (Balch & Bingham, Drummond, and Alabama Power) have seen their dominance stumble. High-level sources told us in late October that allegedly Mark A. Crosswhite, the Chairman and CEO of Alabama Power and a former partner…
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Breaking News: Balch Attorney Commits Suicide; Federal Investigation Rocks Balch and Southern Company; Crosswhite Out?
Federal Judge Abdul K. Kallon resigned a week ago. Last Thursday, two Assistant U.S. Attorneys allegedly resigned, now yesterday sources told us and we confirmed this morning that Balch & Bingham partner William Dice Lineberry, known to many as “Bo,” committed suicide and died early yesterday. Lineberry was the Balch lawyer who helped set up the money laundering entity Alliance for Jobs and the Economy (AJE) in the North Birmingham Bribery Scandal. Former Balch partner Joel I. Gilbert and ex-Drummond executive David Roberson were convicted in the scandal and are currently in federal prison. Hours after his death by suicide,…
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Dragnet Bombshell: Two Assistant U.S. Attorneys Allegedly Resign 24 Hours After Kallon Resignation
Over the weekend, the same high-level sources who accurately told us about Federal Judge Abdul K. Kallon’s abrupt resignation last Wednesday, alleged that two Assistant U.S. Attorneys in Birmingham had resigned a mere 24 hours later. Yesterday, we, the CDLU, reached out to the Public Affairs Specialist for the Office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama. We finally spoke at about 2:00 p.m. CDT yesterday afternoon. We told her that we had heard that two AUSAs had resigned last Thursday. She stated, “Oh yes…,” and then caught herself, saying after a pause, “I’ll have to check…
