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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…
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Blood Money! Alabama Power’s Largest PAC Contribution Helped Provoke “Domestic Terrorist Attack”
Crosswhite’s inaction proves he is unfit to lead. He should resign or retire and Wall Street must demand so. Unbelievable. Disgusting. Embarrassing. During the 2019-2020 election cycle, the single largest contribution from Alabama Power Employees Federal PAC went to the Rule of Law Defense Fund, the entity that launched robocalls the day before the insurrection mob marched to and desecrated the U.S. Capitol. The robocall stated, “The March to Save America is tomorrow in Washington, D.C….At 1:00 p.m., we will march to the Capitol building and call on Congress to stop the steal,” according to The Washington Post. Mark. A.…
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Biden Administration and Congressional Investigations of Alabama Power
Crosswhite and Alabama Power went a step too far. Southern Company has a problem and his name is Mark A. Crosswhite, the CEO of wholly-owned subsidiary Alabama Power and the former partner of embattled and alleged racist law firm Balch & Bingham. In 2016, two-years after being named head of Alabama Power, Crosswhite rejoiced in being the ultimate and final decision maker. Now, today, Crosswhite appears to be overwhelmed and unable to make decisions as he sought a protective order in ex-Drummond executive David Roberson’s $75 million lawsuit against Drummond and Balch & Bingham. In the 22-page Tale of Two…
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Blessings! Baby Natalia Healthier Than Ever
We have been pleased to see support from individuals tied to Balch & Bingham allies. We always knew there were honorable and decent people who could rise above the noise and do the right thing. Almost three months after her liver transplant, Baby Natalia is healthier than ever. We want to take a moment to thank YOU, our dear readers, for your prayers, warm thoughts, and financial support. We are working with Natalia’s boosters to now help raise the balance due to pay for her life saving treatment. As readers may recall, Baby Natalia was scheduled to have her transplant…
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Drummond, Newsome Conspiracy Case, North Birmingham Bribery Case, RICO, Southern Company, Spotlight on Balch & Bingham
Twenty Years Later, CDLU Continues Fight Regardless of Vicious Hate Crimes
Today marks the twentieth anniversary of the founding of our public charity the Consejo de Latinos Unidos (CDLU). Co-founded by the late Hortensia Magaña and K.B. Forbes, our organization has worked tirelessly to provide a voice for the voiceless while taking on some of the most powerful but unscrupulous corporations and inept government agencies across the country. Our work these past two decades has provoked vicious hate crimes, and racist messages and emails. And in Alabama, the reaction is no different. BanBalch.com was a simple and bland website when launched by the CDLU in March of 2017 to help bring…
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The Tale of Two Marks! Alabama Power Fumbles as Congress Eyes Corporate Investigations
The best part of the Tale of Two Marks is their footnote on page 10 saying Alabama Power “was a victim of those who ran AJE.” Cry us a polluted river! On December 18, we reported that the rebirth of the North Birmingham Bribery Case had caused uncontrolled panic at Alabama Power, at Drummond Company and with the stooges tied to Balch & Bingham. We wrote, “Obviously, the world now knows that discovery, production of documents, and depositions in the rebirth case appear to be paramount. The panic has raised even more questions.” Trying to obscure their panic, Mark A. Crosswhite, the…
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Racism and Arrogance in the Post-Balch Era
This year marks the centennial of the horrific Tulsa Race Massacre (pictured, above) where African-Americans were murdered by an angry white mob and the “Black Wall Street” was burned and reduced to ashes. For decades, the uncomfortable truth was not discussed, hidden, and forgotten about. In early 2017, embattled law firm Balch & Bingham was the most feared and powerful law firm in Birmingham. Balch stooges and defenders allegedly trampled over the Civil Rights of competitors, squashed the health and well-being of African-Americans, and manipulated Alabama’s judicial branch of government like taffy. In the 1960s, Balch & Bingham built a…
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Bombshell: Drummond’s Environmental Racism at Ketona Lakes Exposed
In one week, the Biden Administration enters office and the first order of business will be to investigate Drummond Company and the alleged secret toxic landsite known as Ketona Lakes. Will Biden’s EPA and U.S. Department of Justice force Drummond to finally atone for their sins? For over 35 years, the site of two former quarries has been hidden from public view. Located in Jefferson County, not far from North Birmingham and smack in the middle of the City of Tarrant, the Ketona Lakes are quarries now filled with water. The water is allegedly extremely contaminated and toxic. Sources tell…
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Institutional Racism: Balch Elevates Four All-White Attorneys to Partners
Less than 1% of Balch’s attorneys are non-white partners. Shameful! Balch & Bingham proved once again that institutional racism is real. Both Kye C. Handy (pictured left) and Bea Tolsdorf (pictured right) both joined Balch & Bingham’s Jackson, Mississippi office in March of 2018 as attorneys. But yesterday, Tolsdorf was elevated to partner while Handy was not. While Balch has churned out publicity stunts and fluffy statements against racism in the past seven months, actions do indeed speak louder than empty words. The embattled law firm has yet to apologize to the African-American community of North Birmingham for the criminal…
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Death of Mrs. B
We begin the new year with tremendously sad news. Joann Bashinsky (Mrs. B), the widow of the founder of Golden Flake Foods, has died of a heart attack according to news reports. Balch & Bingham was a central figure in an explosive report last May of an alleged elderly exploitation scandal that led to the abrupt retirement of Jefferson County Probate Judge Alan L. King hours after secret recordings made by Mrs. B were published by Alabama Today. The multi-part investigative series by Alabama Today about the Elderly Exploitation Racket exposed the outrageous fees manifested by insiders who appear to…
