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Balch & Bingham’s RICO Fiasco
The newly disclosed direct link between Alabama Power and the Newsome Conspiracy Case is solid and to those in the know a real black-eye. The civil RICO lawsuit being put together for Newsome could have serious repercussions not only for Balch & Bingham, but the Alabama judiciary system and some of Balch’s top clients, like Southern Company and Alabama Power. Allegedly, Balch abused their close contacts at Alabama Power to directly target Newsome. We apologize in advance for the vulgarity, but as one person with knowledge about the facts surrounding the direct link stated, “Is Balch really this fricking stupid?…
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Bombshell: RICO Attorney Links Alabama Power to Newsome Conspiracy Case
Now that one of Balch & Bingham’s former top partners will be reporting to prison for 5 years, the sleazy stigma of corruption, bribery, money laundering, honest services fraud appears to have heavily impacted the once prestigious firm and their high-profile clients. Sources tell us that Buddy Parker, the RICO attorney and former Assistant U.S. Attorney, who is meticulously and carefully putting together the civil RICO suit for Burt Newsome, and his legal team are thoroughly investigating each mundane detail of the case and have now found a solid, direct link between Alabama Power and the Newsome Conspiracy Case. The…
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Ex-Balch Partner Gilbert Sentenced to 5 Years in Federal Prison
The overwhelming interest was evident. Lines of people formed on the fourth floor before the courtroom opened for the hearing. Once inside, the courtroom was so extremely packed this morning, we, the CDLU, sat in the jury box. After the tedious back and forth over motions and sentencing guidelines, silence dominated as Balch-made millionaire Joel I. Gilbert was sentence to 5 years (60 months) in federal prison, fined $25,000 and ordered to do 100 hours of community service a year for two years upon supervised release. Gilbert’s best college friend, Gilbert’s brother, an ex-wife of a Gilbert childhood friend, and…
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Sentencing of Balch-Made Millionaire Tomorrow
[Update: Gilbert was sentenced to 60 months. Read more by clicking here.] While federal prosecutors seek an 8-year prison term for convicted felon Joel I. Gilbert, lawyers for Gilbert are asking for a one-year plus one-day prison sentence, 6 months of that as home detention, according to Kyle Whitmire of AL.com. Showing the same smug arrogance as before, during, and now after the trial, Gilbert and his defenders won’t even apologize for the criminal conduct that suppressed African-Americans in North Birmingham from having their toxic property tested by the EPA. In fact, his defenders are still running a pathetic “Get…
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Tarrant Elementary School Soil to be Tested
Balch & Bingham’s unsavory conduct in the North Birmingham Bribery Case was strongly rebuked today. Pressure from the Alabama Media Group has spurred the Tarrant City Schools to finally agree to test the soil at Tarrant Elementary School, according to Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist John Archibald. Balch-made millionaire and convicted felon Joel I. Gilbert spearheaded an effort that targeted poor black children in North Birmingham with free coat drives and other efforts. Ex-Balch partner Gilbert also worked behind the scenes to have Tarrant City Schools rescind permission for the EPA to test the soil at Tarrant Elementary, as disclosed in the…
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Federal Prosecutors Seek 8-Year Prison Sentence for Balch’s Ex-Partner
[Update: Gilbert was sentenced to 60 months. Read more by clicking here.] Joel I. Gilbert, the once-esteemed Balch & Bingham partner and Balch-made millionaire, faces a requested 8-year prison sentence from federal prosecutors according to Stephen Quinn of ABC3340. Early last week, we, the CDLU, spoke to and then sent a formal letter to Assistant U.S. Attorney George Martin about the insidious and foolish digital ad campaign that is attempting to justify the actions by Gilbert and Balch & Bingham. The campaign by unknown individuals and entities has backfired and become a mockery. We told Martin in our letter: You,…
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Balch & Bingham Served as Backdrop in Alleged Retaliation Scheme
This morning Bill Britt of the Alabama Political Reporter dropped a bombshell: Alabama Governor Kay Ivey covered up a medical emergency she suffered in 2015 as then-Lt. Governor and then retaliated against a trooper who was stationed bedside after she allegedly suffered a series of “mini-strokes.” Former Alabama Law Enforcement Agency Secretary Spencer Collier confirmed the cover-up and retaliation telling the Alabama Political Reporter: “Initially the trooper was told, ‘don’t tell anyone,’” said Collier. Later, they changed the story by admitting to altitude sickness, according to Collier. “Chief Clark said the trooper in charge of her security detail was later…
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Will Ronnlund Get the Gilbert Treatment or Call the FBI?
As soon as the six guilty verdicts were handed down in July, Balch & Bingham immediately announced that Balch-made millionaire, ghost-writer extraordinaire Joel I. Gilbert was given a pink slip and no longer a partner at the firm. Stan Blanton, managing partner at Balch, foolishly declared that “our firm was not a party to the case.” Yet, everyone knows the bribery scheme, the invoicing, the bribery checks, the ghost-written letters were born at the offices of Balch & Bingham. As easily as Balch & Bingham tossed Gilbert over the side of the bridge, will the same fate come to Robert…
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Three Blind Mice Join Balch & Bingham
Three blind mice. Three blind mice. See how they run. See how they run. They all ran after the farmer’s wife, who cut off their tails with a carving knife. Did you ever see such a sight in your life, as three blind mice? Three blind mice appear to have joined the silk-stocking law firm of Balch & Bingham. Balch was blind to the criminal acts of convicted felon and Balch-made millionaire Joel I. Gilbert and may have thought they were immune until the federal indictments were handed down last year by a Grand Jury and successfully prosecuted by Assistant…
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Collapse! Andy2K’s Law Firm Disintegrates
Andrew “Andy2K” Campbell, who was named lead counsel on behalf of Balch & Bingham in the Newsome Conspiracy Case earlier this year, is now in the middle of an ugly fight, seeing his own boutique law firm, Campbell Guin, LLC, collapse and disintegrate. His former partners and owners at the firm allege that Andy2K “failed to comply with operating agreements….has failed to distribute funds due and has further failed to provide an accounting thereof,” according to a lawsuit filed against Andy2K in August. Andy2K was the manager of two LLCs affiliated with the law firm, but according to the suit,…
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Massive Civil RICO Suit Coming by Early 2019
One of the key witnesses to the Newsome Conspiracy Case was allegedly told not to provide testimony or evidence and then was eventually and abruptly fired. Balch & Bingham has a severe headache coming. As Reuters wrote about a recent and devastating $250 million civil RICO settlement: The biggest difference between a John Grisham novel and the allegations in a racketeering class action State Farm settled Tuesday for $250 million is that Grisham would have had the insurance company buy off a state Supreme Court candidate with a briefcase full of cash. We learned that Burt Newsome has visited with…
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Balch Defense Campaign Blows Up
“In totality, the most nauseating, infuriating and pathetic piece of writing I’ve encountered in a long, long time.” − Josh Moon, Alabama Political Reporter columnist More people want to know: Who is behind the AstroTurf digital ad campaign defending Balch & Bingham’s conduct in North Birmingham targeting poor black children and discouraging the testing of toxic and contaminated property by the EPA? The LMAO op-ed defending Balch and allegedly written by Guy V. Martin, Jr. is being aggressively pushed and publicized by the digital ad campaign. If Balch, Drummond or any entity associated to them is linked to the AstroTurf…
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Will the Good Guys Bail on Balch?
[Originally posted on November 22, 2017, this prophetic post anticipated the departure of Balch & Bingham partners and attorneys (now about a dozen publicly known). Yesterday, Sedgwick filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.] With the news that the large San Francisco-based law firm Sedgwick is shutting its doors in January, the good, professional, and ethical partners at Balch & Bingham may be wondering if it is time to bail out from Balch. Top Balch Washington D.C. lobbyist William F. Stiers left earlier this month. Maybe the Atlanta office will bail next. Two outstanding Balch partners in Atlanta have been fighting…
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From Get Smart Tarrant to Get the Facts
Are supporters of Balch & Bingham and convicted felon Joel I. Gilbert thumbing their noses at the U.S. Attorney’s office? The absurd op-ed defending Balch & Bingham and Gilbert’s abhorrent conduct is now part of an orchestrated advertising campaign on Google searches targeting Alabama area mobile phones. Anyone searching for information about the Oliver Robinson sentencing or even BanBalch.com, may see the ad about “Corruption & Pollution” and “Get the Facts” linking you to Guy V. Martin, Jr.’s op-ed on the Yellowhammer.com website. (Screenshot from September 27th above.) The identical op-ed by Martin now has appeared on the Alabama Political Reporter…
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Newsome Conspiracy Case, North Birmingham Bribery Case, Spotlight on Balch & Bingham, Vincent Land Grab
Dying on the Vine? Balch and Alleged Racism
It’s killing them. Will Balch & Bingham vehemently deny the actions in North Birmingham, an area that is 92.5 percent African-American, are racist? Will Balch & Bingham vehemently deny the actions by former Balch partner and convicted felon Joel I. Gilbert and his paid stooges targeting poor black children and a school that is 95 percent minority were racist? Will Balch & Bingham rather die on the vine than acknowledge, apologize, and advance beyond the ugliest chapter of their almost 100-year history? With the new foolish LMAO campaign to try to justify Gilbert’s criminal conduct and the targeting of poor…
