Top Alabama leaders are redirecting $63 million in gas taxes into political favors while hiding systematic corruption inside the state ethics system. State Auditor Jim Zeigler exposes political highway boards, secret election list sales, and elite slush funds lining the pockets of connected families. Watch as Backstory Podcast shines a glaring spotlight on Montgomery's grossest conflicts of interest.
Developer Stewart Speed and former Mayor Tim Kant tricked residents to push the destructive Fly Creek project forward. Trial transcripts and sworn testimonies expose how city leaders ignored environmental damage and backroom developer payouts. Examine the documents that prove how special interests wrecked our local environment.
High-ranking state ethics officials quietly funneled public trust money directly into their own family bank accounts. Leaked tax filings and formal bar complaints confirm thousands of dollars paid out under the guise of charitable student aid. The Ripp Report exposes how deep this political piggy bank really goes.
Continuing our coverage, top ethics enforcer Tom Albritton weaponized his position to hide a massive private financial conflict. Secret trust documents and official filings show over one hundred thousand dollars steered straight to personal tuition payments. Will the mainstream press finally report on this obvious statehouse betrayal?
Ethics Director Tom Albritton turned a public scholarship foundation into a private piggy bank for his own family. Backstory Podcast tears open official state complaints detailing blatant conflicts of interest at the highest levels of government. Watch as the podcast reveals how Alabama oversight agencies protect corrupt political insiders.
Judge Michelle Thomason ran an illegal courtroom operation that tore families apart and stripped citizens of their basic rights. Federal lawsuit records expose a brutal pattern of unlawful detentions, forced bankruptcies, and ignored jurisdictional limits. Read the horrific details inside this broken system to see how innocent mothers were targeted.
Fairhope politicians played dirty games with public health safety while preaching fiscal conservatism to local voters. Public records show council leaders secretly grabbed federal cash bonuses after publicly railing against federal assistance programs. Fairhope taxpayers deserve answers about where these secret funds really went.
Greedy local politicians stripped wetlands protections and sicced deputies on citizens speaking out at public meetings. We unpack the backdoor deals enriching private bridge developers and highlight the fallout from a convicted ten-term sheriff. Watch Backstory Podcast shine a bright light on the political mob controlling our coastal towns.
Following up on our investigation, major Alabama news outlets covered up tens of millions in hidden oil wealth siphon schemes. IRS tax forms reveal bank managers collected massive fees for working mere hours while state reporters stayed completely silent. We reveal why established newsrooms refuse to investigate statehouse corruption.
