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Day: June 7, 2012
In our continuing episode of Magnum J.D. Baldwin v Costner: The testimony of Patrick Smith
As told by 1450 AM the Voice of Dothan Alabama. Welcome aboard guys. A short snippet from the must read account:
In a June 8 text from Smith to Ted Skokos, an investor who ultimately bought out Contogorous’ shares in OTS, Smith wrote: “We had an amazing meeting with BP. We r on line. I have a buyout agreement from the partner we want out being drafted today.”
On June 10, Metairie, La., attorney Daniel Grigsby drafted the contract between BP and OTS for 32 centrifuges.
Smith testified that the order from BP for centrifuges was still “conditional,” as of June 10. The next day, June 11, Contogorous effectively sold his shares in OTS in a document Grigsby drafted.
Stay tuned.
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Jim Brown
Thursday, June 7th, 2012
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
POLITICS BEING CRIMINALIZED BY PROSECUTORS?
Don Siegelman was in his second term as Alabama Governor, and by most accounts was doing a commendable job. But he was a Democrat in a predominantly Republican state. And that apparently rankled the likes of then Bush political adviser Karl Rove and Alabama Republican appointed prosecutors. The justice department investigated Siegelman for years, until he was finally convicted of bribery. Any neutral observer who looks at what happened to Siegelman will conclude that the whole sordid investigation reeks of party politics and stinks to high heaven.
Don Siegelman’s passion was educational reform, and his efforts caused his downfall. He proposed creating a state lottery to fund a major educational push. He said the money was critical for offering quality education in Alabama. “You tell us how you’re going to pay for college scholarships. You tell us how you’re going to put state of the art computers inside every school in the state,” he admonished.
Siegelman raised significant private dollars for the lottery effort, and Alabama businessman Richard Scrushy, former chief executive of HealthSouth, contributed $250,000 to support the project. Later, Siegelman appointed Scrushy to a state health board, as had three previous governors. The board, under Alabama law, has to be made up of healthcare officials, and members receive no pay. And it should be noted that half of Scrushy’s contribution came after he was appointed to the board. Continue reading “Jim Brown”