Local media outlets continue ignoring blatant public corruption while state regulatory bodies routinely bury damning complaints against powerful Baldwin County figures. Leaked communications prove top ethics officials shielded well-connected politicians from federal BP fraud investigations and criminal prosecution. Sunlight remains the only cure when official watchdogs sell out the public.

Continuing our coverage of local judicial abuse, Orange Beach leaders protected an influential municipal judge after a blatant miscarriage of justice in a serious criminal case. Official records expose a systemic pattern where privileged court insiders routinely handed sweetheart deals to repeat offenders. Read the full breakdown of how municipal courts protect their own insider cartel.

Building on our family court exposure, Judge Thomason systematically rigged custody battles to enrich favored local lawyers at the expense of local families. Shocking hearing records reveal suppressed evidence, ignored professional evaluations, and unchecked perjury designed to force endless litigation. Can Baldwin County parents ever expect real justice from this compromised bench?

Fairhope officials fabricated official stories to cover up major sewage contamination at the public pier while shifting blame away from a favored city contractor. Investigative records show city staff secretly gathered water samples to hide municipal infrastructure failures from state environmental regulators. The Ripp Report cuts through the official lies to reveal what really polluted the bay.

A deeply entrenched political machine hijacked Fairhope municipal operations, steering millions in taxpayer contracts to well-connected business allies and campaign backers. Public records expose undisclosed business ties, secret lawsuit payouts, and widespread BP grant fraud involving top city and state officials. Corporate greed and corrupt politicians have completely compromised our local government.

Pushing forward with our spending investigation, Fairhope leaders drained city utility reserves to settle massive developer lawsuits while starving local public schools of funds. Financial documents show city hall deceptively labeled an $12 million legal settlement as a park purchase while inflating education donation numbers. Learn where your hard-earned tax dollars are actually disappearing.

City officials repeatedly turned a blind eye to severe commercial pollution choking a residential Fairhope neighborhood. Documented complaints reveal how Councilman Burrell and the Mayor systematically ignored desperate appeals from tax-paying citizens. Read on to see how municipal indifference protects political insiders at your expense.

Self-proclaimed conservative leaders quietly pushed through massive tax hikes while lining the pockets of favored local developers. Shocking public records expose a decade of backroom BP oil spill contracts and fraudulent land schemes involving top county politicians. The Ripp Report exposes how deep this web of financial self-dealing actually goes.

Here are two good reasons why you can't trust the Mayor of Fairhope or the city council. The first picture is of a fire station located on a dead end street, a clear violation of the comprehensive plan. No public participation or input from citizens, as to its location, was considered by the Mayor or Council. It is an unsafe location, however serves the developer's needs, who just so happens to be the Mayors benefactor.

The creek behind Publix has severe erosion problems, in some areas the banks have collapsed over 20 feet down into the creek, depositing tons of dirt and eroded clay. These failed banks have caused trees to collapse into the creek resulting in log jams that back up the flow of water. Until now no one has documented this; Kant and Arthur Corte are ignoring previous damage to Fly Creek from construction of the shopping center while proposing the addition of a project 5 times larger than the Publix shopping center.