Baldwin County family court judges teamed up with corrupt lawyers to fleece vulnerable parents out of their life savings. Decades of logged victim reports and court dockets highlight how officials manufactured child custody battles for profit. This shameless extortion ring destroyed lives under the cover of judicial immunity.
Sheriff Mike Blakely faces trial for legal misconduct while Baldwin County leaders plot a secret, costly toll bridge deal behind closed doors. Police fired eighty rounds into a suspect's vehicle, yet local law enforcement refuses to give taxpayers any real answers. Watch Backstory Podcast shine a light on the self-dealing politicians and law enforcement officers destroying public trust.
Baldwin County power brokers burned through fifty million taxpayer dollars on a botched land deal that yielded zero jobs. Confidential commission files show backroom plans to quietly transfer ownership of the empty site to avoid public accountability. How much longer will local citizens fund Lee Lawson's multi-million dollar mistake?
Continuing our coverage, Attorney General Steve Marshall handed dirty politicians a free pass to pocket public funds without fear. Enclosed evidence packages and sworn statements detail how oversight agencies routinely bury rock-solid corruption complaints. Uncover how top state prosecutors protect the very officials they swore to investigate.
Greedy bankers and state trust directors secretly skimmed fortunes off a massive rural oil strike meant for needy students. IRS forms and corporate records confirm insider payout deals while local land owners were kept completely in the dark. Millions meant for charity ended up lining the pockets of political insiders.
Baldwin County bosses burned through thirty-two million taxpayer dollars for empty land while judges trampled civil rights in court. We track down the paper trail behind the Mabel Amos Trust scandal and the ethics officials ignoring blatant corruption. Watch Backstory Podcast bring you the dirty details that local newspapers are afraid to publish.
Frances (Fran) J. Neumann of Daphne, Alabama, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, June 28, 2021 from natural causes. She was ninety-three going on a hundred, her oft-expressed goal. Fran was a prominent artist in Daphne whose work literally spanned the nation by virtue of her vast contributions to commercial advertising. She created the “Daphne” sculpture and fountain in front of Daphne City Hall, the Marietta Johnson sculpture in Utopia Park, Fairhope, and the Marie Howland sculpture now in Fairhope Library to mention a few of her public works of art.
Building on our recent investigation, state law enforcement deliberately turned a blind eye to verified financial theft by ethics directors. Hand-delivered evidentiary packages and court writs outline clear violations of tax law that top officials refused to prosecute. We hold the Attorney General accountable when state prosecutors refuse to do their jobs.
Continuing our investigation, ethics chief Tom Albritton funneled thousands from a charity trust into his own family's college tuition. Leaked filings and court records expose how top officials actively turned a blind eye to this blatant conflict of interest. The Ripp Report demands real accountability while state prosecutors continue to duck responsibility.
Following up on our investigation, powerful state regulators abused a private scholarship foundation to bankroll six-figure payouts for their own children. Financial tax forms reveal how bank insiders reshaped program rules to hide who received the cash. Read the full investigation to see how deep this protection racket really goes.
