It was literally a year ago when Emily Seiferth-Sanders announced she bought Metrocenter for $10 million. JJ and WLBT did some digging and voila, we discovered she had been convicted of fraud several times in schemes that sounded eerily similar to the Metrocenter project. However, this being Jackson, no good deed goes unpunished. WLBT viewers gave the tv station hell on Facebook and that is putting it mildly. See how well their comments have aged. Yours truly's comments are in italics.
Psst, a vast majority of business people have committed crimes. It’s interesting that WLBT 3 On Your Side would post this, but not post any other business owner’s past transgressions.This is TRASHY of y’all to post. That woman did her time and paid her dues.Y’all are just upset that even after all her mistakes, she’s still coming back and doing something good for herself. Y’all are miserable folks.So who cares it’s plenty of people in city offices been stealing for years and never stopped!!!!!So is she defrauding someone now? Or is her past just go’n to haunt her forever? Has anybody bought up allegations against her now(In the Present)?So had a white person got it and been convicted not a soul would have dug them up. Y’all really need to be ashamed of trying to put her out for bad (Wanna bet, baby? This website does it all the time.)People can changeWhat does the past have to do with now. Explain why you are bringing this up. I don't understand (Because con artists rarely do, dummy).It's hard to be black in America. Even when you do good it's bad.Are you serious right now..... So was Bernard Ebbers but that didn't prevent the request for early release.. Sit down somewhere and be glad anybody and somebody is making the attempt to bring something to the capital city.... This article is/was a tacky move.. I said what I said ... Tyler Perry here goes your next movie (Um, Bernie went to jail and pretty much had everything seized.)This is the main reason I don’t watch the news! Instead of promoting positivity about the mall reopening and encouraging possible job opportunities, they find something negative! I bet if she was a white male (like the so called President) they would gladly talk nothing but positivity. (Really? Go look up Kountry Tyme)Relevant how?? Can people not make and learn from mistakes?? More than likely, it was a rookie business error AND she PAID HER DEBT Gtfoh (Really? The first or second time?)Oh, He without sin! At least this woman is trying to do something positive for the area. I'm almost certain the bank and or her investors are aware of her background she Got A Deed! I pray that she and her investors will be successful and bring some life back to the mall. It's too beautiful to just sit and go to waste! She has a positive vision for the mall, so let's pray and support her vision. Way to go Ms. Sanders! I will be shopping there! (Ever heard of a hustle?)So what? Who cares? What does this have to do with revitalizing the largest mall in Mississippi? That’s why people don’t want to invest here in this state. People always want to dig up what happened in folks past. Everybody’s past got something in it. Let’s move on cause this ain’t news. The people do not care!This is why nobody can be great in Mississippi (Yes, because people are convicted of fraud multiple times all the time. )I can’t believe WLBT would stoop this low to discount someone who has done their time and paid their dues for the crime they did 8 years ago. But yes I can. Please help Jackson, MS be great! This kind of negativity pains me. I can only imagine how it hurts the citizens of Jackson who’s been praying for this type of change to take place! (Out of their own mouths....)
Old news! Revealed? Why? Public information, not a revelation! He without sin, cast the first stone! I’ll wait! That’s what I thought...crickets!
This is really sad that you had to dig up her past and being messy at the same time. So what she human and she did her time. We all make mistakes in our lifetime but it doesn't mean we have to pay for them our entire lives. I'm glad she came along to invest back in the Jackson community at least she is trying to do something positive with the mall. Instead of bringing this woman past up bring us some updates on what's going on with all these murder cases and kidnappings, and missing children from here in the surrounding areas. Is this all you have time to do is dig up old information on this woman? Shame on you!! (Really? Then you would gripe that all the media reports is crime.)It shouldn't matter did she do any Fraudulent against her new investment? Stop trying to tear down this woman Character. She has served her time and paid her restitution to the crooks who probably should have went to jail with her. Stop digging up people past because your confused about how God has prepared a table for her in the Presence of her ENEMIES. (No one is trying to tear her down. She was convicted of fraud multiple times and this deal was almost a carbon copy of earlier scams, just on a larger scale. )y’all are awful, terrible souls. I see this as a way to deter anyone from doing business with her in the future and thus keeping MetroCenter in its current state. If someone wanted to do a background check on her before doing business that one thing. What y’all have just done is despicable! Disclaimer: I don’t know the new owner from Adam but I do know right and decency.That news is 7 years old...wow. Somebody is trying to do good for Jackson and here you go snatching the rug out from under them. What a shame!This is wrong WLBT .... the past is the past! That has nothing to do with the present! That is not going to change anything either.... a lot of people have done things that they weren’t proud of but that doesn’t make them any less of a person... let this woman do what she wants with her money! y’all really stooped too low on thisOk. So what? She reformed herself and is a productive member of society. What's wrong with that? When people get out of jail, what do you want them to do--continue crime? If anything, she should be spotlighted on how America is still a land of opportunity even for the formerly incarcerated. (She has?)One thing we all can say is when someone is trying to do something positive for this City Jackson Mississippi the Devil will show his head, but I will tell you this who ever is trying to hurt her by bring up her pass God knows who or whom you are, this is why it is so hard for African Americans too try and have a business in this City because of the negativity that goes on, and what is sad how the news was glad too Air the negative comments made on Thursday, but I pray that Gods judgement hit y’all so then you will know how it feels when someone is trying too mock you, y’all are Sad, and I will say this again I hope all goes well, because I have gotten tired of taking my money out of Jackson and I feel this is why someone dug this up to keep people taking money out of Jackson so we want shop there anymore, but Sorry God has her you better hope he had you, now run and tell that ( Yup, we point out the odds are highly likely something isn't right here because of past criminal behavior and yet we are of the devil. Got it.)I was immediately wondering if we were being warned of possible criminal activity. I'm with most ppl on this; what's the purpose in telling her past now that it's a done deal.Why is this news?? Hell shes not in prison and still buying up the block. Y’all don’t care when other folks do it. (Because we've seen these pie in the sky deals before. Harborwalk, anyone? )I guess there’s a law that says if you’ve been convicted of a crime you can’t own anything! This is bad press and basically pointless because that’s the past.I bet Wlbt and whoever wrote this article didn’t expect to see and read so much unity for the new owner of Metrocenter mall. I bet they didn’t expect for people of all colors to come together and back her for what she is trying to do for the elevation of this community and the opportunities that she is trying to provide. Wlbt be so eager and happy to report on those companies that move to other counties around Jackson but they are ready to break the vail on the black business owner trying to provide chances and opportunities here in Jackson. I know what it is they don’t won’t all the money that’s been going into Northpark, Dogwood and the Outlet mall to come back to Jackson. Because we all know who are they biggest consumers are. So they are ready to slander her name and her efforts to make people to stand against her. Black people and black business owners with past aren’t supposed to have a 2nd chance in society on any level. But cases of people swindling money and embezzling money gets swept under the rug everyday. I guess if it ain’t white it ain’t right. Wlbt y’all gone learn today. The community laid the smack down on y’all ass (Slander? Where is the slander? )If she fails to bring in a revenue, i hold wlbt responsible. Why would you discredit someone who is trying to create jobs AND provide a daycare for employees?So Martha Stewart picked up right where she left off & many others will too!!! This is tachy! Somebody tag a station with class (Martha didn't defraud anyone. She was convicted of lying to FBI, not hard to do.)The hate is real...I stand with my people as do other races...$132,000...AND!!!! You cant destroy everyone with media drama..she is power player with a business mind who strategically purchased this property WITHOUT the permission of the THE GOOD OLE BOYS COMMITTEE...that's why yall are mad!! ( Which committee is that? The Black Power Structure or the White Power Structure?)Debi Lane 10 million dollar deals don’t go through without being thoroughly handled you best believe it’s 100% legit ma’am no fraud she the right out new owner plain and simple be happy for her (Um, how do you know it was a $10 million deal? Because she said so? )
Almost every comment on the WLBT Facebook page was similar to those posted above. Very few defended the station and those that did were blasted. Feel free to read the rest of them.
These clowns, and yes, that is what they are, dumbass clowns, were screaming WHAT DOES HER PAST HAVE TO DO WITH ANYTHING????, here is a damn good example of why it matters. Let's go back to the story of Kountry Tyme. JJ reminded everyone of this fiasco four years ago:
A broke man living in a Days Inn in Missouri walks up to Madison County officials and promises to build a $300 million amusement park for the handicapped if the county will purchase a piece of land for several million dollars. He shows no proof of financing or any other financial information but they all jump up and say sure. Hell, why shouldn't he have tried to work this scheme if they were that dumb?
Oh yes, Then-State Auditor Phil Bryant said he was watching the deal but would not investigate even though the PEER Committee asked him to do so. Leadership, baby.
Of course, if they were not that dumb, then the other answer to this puzzle is that some crooked politicians were trying to rip off the taxpayers with a scheme that blew up thanks to one Mayor and a newspaper.
The con artist had, guess what? Served time for fraud. Read all about it in this earlier post. When it was all said and done, people went to prison over the scam. Ever heard of Kior? Madison Timber? Scams involving white folks. Then there are the pie in the sky plans that somehow never materialized. Harborwalk, anyone?This crap happens over and over again in Mississippi. So yes, forgive some of us if when we hear of something that is almost too good to be true because experience has taught us it usually is and that, my friends, is the bottom line.
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Jackson is basically a living example of the phrase "Fool me once shame on you. Fool me twice shame on me." As long as you are the right skin color you can rob the citizens blind and half the time they will even defend you for doing so.
Ya know, what's most conspicuous to to me is the fact that that majority of the population in Jackson see no big deal about past transgressions or even current and future ones. After all, it's just crime, right? Breaking the law isn't a big deal, it's (statistically speaking) just the way of life for a huge percentage of the majority!
I learned a long time ago it is utterly pointless to argue with ignorant low IQ buffoons. It doesn’t matter if it is business or politics. And Mississippi is well stocked with the willfully ignorant and comically stupid.
The people that made those comments are the same ones that when confronted with the fact that one of their elected leaders was found to be an adulterer and child molester would respond "What's that have to do with him doing his job?" It's a cultural thing.
I thought this post was going to be about the lawsuit that was filed yesterday in the Southern District of Mississippi against Sanders and others, alleging that Sanders hired the plaintiff to be "Senior Vice President" at Metrocenter for $125,000 a year but then refused to pay him because "there is no money."
"Never argue with an idiot. They'll only bring you down to their level and beat you with experience."
If I am counting correctly, this is the 4th time she has scammed people with a similar story? Fool me once, yes that is a good adage for this.
But seriously, she must be damn good at spinning a story. If she was selling software, she could make a half million a year. She could probably make $100,000 selling used cars. With benefits. I just don't get it.
Maybe the takeaway from this is a pretty accurate picture of who actually watches and follows WLBT.
The bearded Ex-mayor who now masquerades as a preacher...Well, need we say more?
You're wrong, 3:09, those people would respond,"He's just bein' persecuted."
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It's funny that WLBT has avoided reporting on this latest story on its Facebook page. I guess they didn't want to get hammered by these idiots again.
Well, considering that 90% of the bullying/guilting/hysteria-hyping posts on this blog's Covid threads, seem to come from ONE TROLL, I wouldn't be surprised to hear that all those Facebook posts excoriating Kingfish and WLBT, came from ONE PERSON - one person VERY close to the situation under discussion.
I never thought to ask if she was related to Enoch, Enoch is my homie, never met him but gotdamn it if I don’t hug him the first time I see him, just for the laughs he’s brought
She probably had a pretty good business plan for rejuvenating the mall until she realized what it would cost to fix the potholes on the circle drive around the property.
I just wish someone would repair the short drive on either side of Arby's and Krystal. That would be a great start on the rebuilding of that part of Jackson.
"It's funny that WLBT has avoided reporting on this latest story"
Why should they ?
Reporting on such would intrude on Barbie Bassett's "traffic tracker" segment.
After all, that's the only reason thousands of viewers tune into WLBT during the morning.
I've got to know . . . will it take 20 or 25 minutes to drive up to Canton ?
And the average speed on I-20 between Pearl and Morton is also vital information !
Anyone getting involved with woman and her ventures deserves to be bilked out of everything. Her antics and criminal behavior are well known around here.
@5:17
Seek help and get a roll of tinfoil for a new hat. And learn some compassion for your fellow man. WWJD?
Kountry Tyme. I remember laughing at John Wallace and Bob Montgomery as they fell all over themselves to shine that developer’s shoes. I told John Wallace that idea was ridiculous. He told me I had no idea what I was talking about.
"@5:17 Seek help and get a roll of tinfoil for a new hat. And learn some compassion for your fellow man. WWJD?"
January 22, 2021 at 7:39 PM
Great parody! And I know exactly which regular troll you've mimicked so well. His malapropic use of clichΓ©s, is truly a wonder. It's like solving a crossword puzzle, trying to imagine the rationale and meaning behind the zany combinations of clichΓ©s he throws at people. But that one is probably not the person I was describing, although the guilt tactics toward the end of your post somewhat resemble the ones he uses.
But thanks! That was GREAT!
How many of those folks Trump pardoned this week in Mississippi were black???
I can honestly say that I have never read such racist drivel as the various posts KF has posted. Flip the races and have whites comment the same on black person and Congress and the media would be demanding a massive influx of FBI agents into MS to track down the posters.
She seems nice. Please let me know when she is selling timber futures so I can get in early.
This has all the makeings for a movie...The Sting - Jacktown Version
Grifter
Marks
Charlatans
Suckers
One of the commenters noted "It's too beautiful to just sit and go to waste!" Metrocenter is beautiful? Seen it lately? Guess beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Someone else said "let this woman do what she wants with her money!". Um, its not HER money....
...And people wonder why I tell them Democracy is a joke.
7:04 AM
I would honestly like corruption, of all colors, stamped out. But it won't because people like you will scream racist for the slightest of (perceived) offenses.
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