Thursday, June 23, 2016

Ben Allen files motion to dismiss

Ben Allen filed a motion to dismiss his indictment today in Hinds County Circuit Court.  A Hinds County grand jury indicted him in March for alleged embezzlement and misuse of Downtown Jackson Partners' funds.  Mr. Allen is the Executive Director of Downtown Jackson Partners. The indictment also charged Mr. Allen with making improper campaign donations to Mayor Tony Yarber's inaugural gala.  The grand jury also indicted two State Auditor investigators for allegedly obstructing justice and spiking an investigation of Mr. Allen. The case is assigned to Judge Winston Kidd.

Earlier posts
Indictment of Ben Allen
DJP Board supports Ben Allen
Deputy State Auditor & Investigator indicted.  
 DJP sues former secretary for alleged embezzlement.


43 comments:

Anonymous said...

Not sure how Ben sees the D.A. being jailed as a signal that Allen's case should be dropped. Do we want to advocate that every pending case the D.A. has be dropped, or just Ben's?

Anonymous said...

And boom goes the dynamite.

Anonymous said...

Not sure RSS will be around to answer the Motion. He may be "tied up" in shiny new cuff links.

Anonymous said...

4:11. Read the motion...dumbass. Straight forward. RSS tried to screw him.

Anonymous said...

So DJP was defrauding their insurance company by placing a commercial auto on a personal policy but still using it for business use?

Anonymous said...

4:11

So you imagine the background work and this motion were started and completed in the last 24 hours? Been watching too much Law and Order.

Anonymous said...

4:37

Keep digging... I'm sure you'll get a big scoop someday.

Anonymous said...

This is a factual based motion with accompanying exhibits to support it. That's called "working", something this DA does very little of...

Anonymous said...

Hmmm, who is fond of using 'dumbass'?

Anonymous said...

KF do you get paid by Scribd to use their service?

Anonymous said...

I found that if you click on "share" you can email the Scrbd document to yourself so that you can read it as a larger document. It is worth the read.
I am livid at RSS after reading this. There was no embezzlement by Benn Allen of public funds or goods for his personal benefit. All of the expenses were authorized by JDP, a private corporation, for business purposes and accounted for to an accounting group which audited the agency annually. His Board authorized it all and knew about it all.
So WTF RSS? Why did you do this to Mr. Allen? I hope the AG puts you dumb young ass under the jail. obviously you should never have been given the kind of powers that one has leading a grand jury, which as they say can "indict a ham sandwich" if the DA tells them to, or any innocent person you choose like Mr. Allen. I hope your law degree also is yanked ASAP.

Anonymous said...

5:26. Just read it. Thank you for your comments. You saved me a lot of time and effort. AGREE.

Anonymous said...

74. 4:11 and 4:37 same "person". There will be plenty PLENTY of opportunity to explain your theory in detail I would bet.

QUEEN BEE said...

WHO says that RSS will be jailed? Based on what exactly? And, if so, get ready to jail most of the DA's in the state, then.

Anonymous said...

@6:09. Under OATH I would think?? With evidence?? This will be fun.

Anonymous said...

6:22. Worry about things more close and personal. OVER.

Anonymous said...

Dang. I have just read the entire motion. It makes me sick. The abuse of power is overwhelming. I don't know Mr. Allen, but seems to me that Shuler Smith had a case of vendetta, not even "overreach". Much more than that.

I hope that he has some recourse to go after his ridiculous DA. He should be disbarred. Ridiculous.

Anonymous said...

Ben Allen got phucked.

Anonymous said...

Who is the "disgruntled employee"? Keep reading about it. Who is person? Name? Occupation? History?

Anonymous said...

The one who caught Ben with his hand in the cookie jar ... dumbass.

Anonymous said...

Has RSS been involved in other shit storm cases like this? What is his past history. Read it and it is pathetic!

Anonymous said...

Yawn.....

Anonymous said...

8:47. Suspense here. What is her name and her history?

Anonymous said...

@4:37 - "Personal" insurance policies are for "personally owned" cars. Commercial Insurance policies are for cars owned by a corp, LLC, etc. If tgat truck is titled to him, it is properly insured under his "personal" insurance policy. There is a "business use" classification specifically designed for personally owned vehicles used for business purposes. There is nothing at all improper about this.

Anonymous said...

Who is Ben Allen?

Anonymous said...

@9:57, 4:37 here. As an agent I am well aware of that loophole. Until an accident occurs doing business for DJP and a lawsuit arises. The "for business use" is a grey area on a personal auto policy, and one I really don't like to rely on to save a few hundred dollars annually, especially for a group with the names behind DJP. Also, I would like to think Ben Allen isn't the type to be using an 88 Chevy pickup on a personal level with some mixed business use thrown in, as the business use endorsement is intended(salesmen, insurance and real estate agents, and the like). If I were a betting man, and one that likes to keep a lower E&O premium, I would venture to say that truck is used 100% solely for the use of DJP and they were skirting the lines to pay a little less....but what do I know. If I were of the status of some of the board members I would look at the coverage differences between the two, and certainly they aren't saving a whole heap on an '88 Chevy.

Anonymous said...

Read it.BOGUS BOGUS BOGUS. Ben is soooo not guilty. As far as the woman is concerned fry her. I would not want to be her attorney.

Anonymous said...

This may be an accurate presentation of the facts, but what it is now is the defendant's version of what took place and interpretation of the law. It's a motion to dismiss by the defendant's counsel and will have weight only when a judge agrees.

Anonymous said...

Suprise. Dennis Sweet was the woman's off-the-record lawyer. Dennis Sweet and RSS are BFFs. connect the dots. it's not that difficult.

4:11 Replies said...

I am 4:11 and I'm not the same as any other poster on this thread. I merely asked a question as to whether Ben Allen's attorney thinks he can 'seize the moment' to have his client's case thrown out simply because a ham sandwich with eyebrows has been indicted. Not sure that equates to being a dumbass.

Whether the case against Allen is weak, based on fabrication and vendetta, whether he got phucked or phucked others and is guilty as sin should be handled by the system of justice, not by a bunch of wannabee courtroom yawners posting on a local blog.

Anonymous said...

Don't worry Bogus Bogus Bogus. That woman is far too smart to allow a puke like you to represent her.

Anonymous said...

... not by a bunch of wannabee courtroom yawners posting on a local blog.

You soooo told everybody here off. Way to go. You are righteous.

BTW, JJ is read statewide and by numerous readers nationally.

Anonymous said...

Great motion. It is mind blowing RSS pursued this case. He needs to be out of office. Now.

Anonymous said...

★★★ [AND] now we begin to see the developing Smith narrative on different comments today throughout JJ that his legal problem is the result of white NEJackson Republicans co-opting Hood and the FBI to get Ben Allen's indictment dismissed. ★★★

Anonymous said...

@8:01. Nail meet head. Can you spell joke?

Anonymous said...

The woman scorned is self-styled "Jackson's Oldest Teenager" and there was no romantic interest on Ben's part, of that we are all certain. So glad this may be over for Ben Allen.

Anonymous said...

Suspense 8:47 That woman was No Billed by a Hinds County Grand Jury in September of 2015 because the evidence manifested by the DJP thugs was lacking credibility. That fact lost in the storm of attempting to focus attention away from Ben Allen. DJP vultures then go to Madison County to file a civil suit. Will they continue to county shop until they find a judge/jury (someone?) who will be more receptive to their ploy? BTW that attorney IS being paid by DJP. Going to get that tattle tale for "tarnishing Ben's good name"

Kingfish said...

Funny you should say that. After your last comment alleging such, I went and looked. Ms. Brune's name didn't appear anywhere on the public no bill lists that are in the circuit clerks oFfice.

However, her name DOES appear on the computer screens for the clerk but that is because it's tied in
To the DA's system. So why isn't that info made public and how do you know about it?

Anonymous said...

Because I have a copy of the No Bill, signed and delivered.

Kingfish said...

So send me a copy at kingfish1935@gmail.com. You were raising cane that I didn't mention she was no billed. The D.A. for whatever reason did not place her on the public lists. Take it up with him.

Anonymous said...

Calm down, Linda.

Anonymous said...

Nothing new about the DA's friends and friends of friends and attorneys being "no billed"
http://www.msnewsnow.com/story/26729546/hinds-county-no-billed

Anonymous said...

Ive heard Ben Allen say a lot of disparaging crap over the years. Even if he is ultimatelty found not guilty on all counts, didnt this trial speak to his character? Also, it gave some insight into how these movers and shakers get paid in the name of helping.



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