Wednesday, August 21, 2024

Councilwoman Didn't Take the Bait

 Add Virgi Lindsey to the list of Jackson City Council members who didn't take the bait when the feds came calling earlier this year.  WLBT reported: 

Council President Virgi Lindsay told WLBT on Tuesday that she also met with Owens and the developers back in February at Ely’s Restaurant and Bar.

“I felt like it was a meeting where they wanted to get to know me because they came with no documents or proposals,” she said. “I didn’t think they had it together.”

Lindsay echoed some of the same observations raised by Foote and Hartley, both of whom said the so-called developers offered no concrete plans for them to consider.

Also like Foote and Hartley, the Ward 7 leader paid for her own meal. “They were really unprepared and somewhat unprofessional,” she said. “I thought I would never see or hear from them again.” Article

Kingfish note: It's not surprising Lindsay didn't take the bait.  Lindsay might be a liar but falling for a deal like this? Not going to happen.  

 

34 comments:

Anonymous said...

Proving Lee is even dumber than the average council member.

Anonymous said...

So is Lee's campaign debt now paid for? Or did the FBI go and get its money back after hooking Lee, reeling her in, and putting her in the live well?

Anonymous said...

Even Virgi can outwit the FBI's finest (Famous But Incompetent).

Anonymous said...

Virgi doesn't seem to be the type who can be bought with shoes, purses, etc. She seems more like a single-malt type.

Anonymous said...

Did Brian Grizzell take a meeting.. he’s been pretty quiet lately..

Anonymous said...

impeach the mayor

Anonymous said...

You have to put this into context. Anyone with any sense at all will be skeptical of anyone wanting to invest in certain things in Jackson. It goes to show the mentality of Lee. Maybe this will be the start of changing the culture of this town. And that's the problem in Jackson. We have nurtured a culture that's going to be hard to change.

Anonymous said...

Obviously they didn't email her the invitation or she would have never known about it.

Anonymous said...

Removed Hoover's name from FBI buildings. He is a disgrace.

Anonymous said...

Nothing coming out of Jackson government surprises me. But Jody Owens? It just does not add up. Why would Jody attend a meeting to feel out "how things get done?" He has been here all of his life, he doesn't need to ask questions like that. I think some people are going to be very surprised when the final chapter of this book comes out.

Anonymous said...

If those idiot FBI agents went undercover in the drug world what would happen to them? They were bad at their cover. They couldn’t even look professional. I’m old enough to remember when the FBI was good at its job and nailed corrupt sheriffs and solved gangster style hits. These clowns might as well be writing parking tickets. FBI is really big time these days.

Anonymous said...

KF's description of Virgi brings to mind the old denial of being a fool:
"I may have been born at night, but not last night."
BTW, did Lil Choke turn down a free meal, bag of cash and a tony shopping spree from undercover FBI?

Freedom is Not Free said...

My question is - Did the FBI try to bribe Kenny Stokes?

5R5P said...

I think what this may be showing is that Owen’s was caught a long time ago and is/was acting as an informant for the FBI under a plea agreement.

Anonymous said...

They should have offered her a shopping spree at Kohl’s.
G.

Anonymous said...

Re the WLBT story at https://www.wlbt.com/2024/08/20/youve-got-more-votes-coming-recording-reveals-talks-between-former-jackson-councilwoman-fbi-informants/ , I wonder who the 4th councilperson is that WLBT knows met with the undercover FBI informants who were posing as developers. Quote from the WLBT article:
"It is believed that Owens introduced the agents to Lee and other council members in an attempt to elicit bribes. WLBT knows of at least four council members who met with the informants including Ward 1 Councilman Ashby Foote and Ward 5 Councilman Vernon Hartley."
That's in addition to Virgi Lindsay.
So who's the 4th one WLBT knows about?

Anonymous said...

From the article:
>If Lee is convicted she faces up to five years in prison, a fine of not more than $250,000, up to three years of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment. She also must forfeit all the property she received in the form of bribes.
Lee was convicted. She volunteered a pleading of Guilty. WLBT do better.

Anonymous said...

August 21, 2024 at 1:01 PM
Our state doesn't have legislation to impeach a sitting mayor.

Anonymous said...

“I felt like it was a meeting where..."
How did this syntactic error ever become commonplace? Proper phrasing would include, "...felt THAT it was a...".

Anonymous said...

I think what's being claimed here is that the FBI boys were ill-prepared, didn't really know what the hell they were doing and stumbled over their own feet.

If they had been better prepared, every councilman/woman would have rolled over and taken the bait. So, let's not credit it to honesty and integrity.

PS: Who in the business world is invited to a fancy place for dinner and picks up her own ticket? Nobody!

Anonymous said...

Did the FBI try to bribe Stokes? Good question I guess. He is on city council. But I’ve heard Stokes called a lot of things, good and bad. Corrupt is not one of them.

Anonymous said...

The FBI took cell phones from city hall as well, so it should be interesting to see if they got anything interesting from the mayor and his staff.

Anonymous said...

Wonder how many deep sighs of relief there were from the council? Wonder if Mr. Mayor has received and all clear signa yet?

Anonymous said...

FBI did right and caught sleazy COJ Council members. Obviously none of you have ever seen the FBI in action. They showed up at MISSCO for a girl named Suzanne who had done a pigeon drop in LA and was wanted on a ULFTP. She was taking money from Brian Lampton too until his sister was called! Evil lives among us & does it really matter how the FBI dressed or acted because they still got some criminals!

Anonymous said...

Every sentence "is like" includes "like." I don't like it.

Anonymous said...

Rukia can't fill out the paperwork fast enough. Right?

Anonymous said...

I'm dumb. Your saying Rukia (Mayor sister) is going to run for Lee's position? Now, I'm dumb struck!

Anonymous said...

@5:44 - A few years ago my son had to interview a public official to earn a Boy Scout badge. He interviewed Virgi, and we met at a coffee shop. She paid for her coffee and said that as public official, she couldn't accept anything from us - not even a cup of coffee from a teenager. That's the kind of person who gets invited to a business dinner at a nice restaurant and pays for her own meal.

Anonymous said...

Ely's? Why not Char.

Anonymous said...

@ 7:11 - You mention 'members' (caught) and (got some) 'criminals', both in the plural sense. Any particular reason you're of the opinion more than Lee were 'caught'.

Anonymous said...

1:00 pm, you beat me to it. Where’s Grizzell in all this? I recall him and Lee being the two prime players in helping the mayor install Richard’s Disposal during the garbage contract debacle. He’s sure been quiet lately.

Anonymous said...

11:16 Char is Chokwe's spot. They didn't want to get their cover blown. The Fibbies are here for him in the end, at least that's what I believe.

Anonymous said...

Several council members said the people did not look or act like business men so they didn't take the bait. Would they have taken the bait if the men would have been better actors?

Anonymous said...

Why is Virgi Lindsey being called a liar?


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