Dear City Council and concerned citizens: The city of Fairhope is in application for BP Restore Act funds. In doing so the Mayor and City Council are liberally using the names of Senator Shelby, Senator Jeff Sessions and Congressmen Bradley Byrne, as well as saying they have White House support, whatever that means. This application based on a paid-for "Study," the nebulous "Fly Creek Watershed Restoration Project" developed by Thompson Engineering, is at-best a cut-and-paste document. It is the cornerstone for Restore Act funds and a vehicle to settle a long-standing law suit against the city of Fairhope.

Dear Sirs: After the Gulf Oil Spill in 2010, monies in grant form were distributed throughout the affected cities in Baldwin County. Governor Bob Riley and the Alabama Emergency Management Association were in charge of overseeing the disbursement of these funds to aid the disaffected. The full accountability of these funds was assured by the promise of multiple audits to determine how the monies were actually spent. However, no audits related to the execution of these grants have been performed. No local or state agency has acted on this promise of accountability.

Mayor Tim Kant and city council members secretly traded away millions in taxpayer cash to settle a disastrous land lawsuit. Uncovered settlement papers show officials drained utility reserves and submitted fake environmental studies to grab BP grant money. Read our complete breakdown to discover how local leadership sold out Fairhope taxpayers behind closed doors.

Governor Bentley and Senator Pittman sneaked massive changes into education legislation to strip money from public schools. Behind-the-scenes legislative drafts reveal an eight-page bill suddenly ballooned into a twenty-eight-page windfall for political insiders. How much longer will citizens tolerate blatant theft disguised as educational reform?

Senator Trip Pittman forged official mayoral documents to cover up his active role in a massive grant fraud scheme. Official correspondence shows Pittman manufactured letters using Mayor Kant’s signature to deceive federal investigators. We detail how their desperate cover-up completely fell apart under federal scrutiny.

Fairhope officials fabricated an environmental grant request to bail out a favored developer at taxpayer expense. Internal testing files show red clay destroyed Fly Creek, yet the city hid the developer’s guilt to obtain BP money. Our latest report highlights the blatant deception driving this twenty-two million dollar cash grab.

Mayor Tim Kant quietly pushed through a multi-million-dollar land buyout that forced taxpayers to cover legal blunders. Meeting minutes reveal an unprinted agenda item authorized secret negotiations while hiding three million dollars in attorney fees. See how city hall spun an expensive legal surrender as a win for the public.

House Speaker Mike Hubbard and state political bosses funneled millions in public contracts to private corporate allies. Grand jury subpoenas and financial records demonstrate how state power brokers operated an untouchable pay-to-play ring. The Ripp Report breaks down the ultimate fall of Montgomery’s most notorious political machine.

High-ranking state and local officials funneled millions in public funds directly to political allies while burying the evidence. Leaked grand jury files and internal records reveal how federal investigators traced every dollar back to Baldwin County. The Ripp Report tears off the polished veneer hiding Alabama's dirtiest secret.

Following up on our ongoing coverage, a disgraced local mayor learned that backroom deals and forged paperwork carry real prison time. Court transcripts and signed letters show this small-town conviction was just a single piece of a much larger BP fund coverup. We pull back the curtain on how far this criminal network really spreads.