tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post771941312570276885..comments2024-03-28T11:56:04.096-05:00Comments on Jackson Jambalaya: Court: Hinds County paid $4.3 million to a non-existent company. Kingfishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06184990110961727404noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-87716473193111029382017-08-17T18:44:40.812-05:002017-08-17T18:44:40.812-05:00Judge Lackey has spoken, but it won't be over ...Judge Lackey has spoken, but it won't be over until the Supremes (court) sing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-66321128142092273882017-08-15T16:29:36.490-05:002017-08-15T16:29:36.490-05:00There are times the Board attorney is not consulte...There are times the Board attorney is not consulted. That has happened before. Stupid but true, especially for a contract of this magnitude. They speak in Board meetings only when called upon by the Supervisors. One employed by the Board who speaks out of turn may be an ex-employee shortly thereafter.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-65914288766062376762017-08-15T15:20:42.741-05:002017-08-15T15:20:42.741-05:00This was reported to the state auditor years ago. ...This was reported to the state auditor years ago. Reportedly he looked into it and came back with "it's not illegal to be stupid". Can't verify the quote but sounds about right. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-91376068057991187022017-08-15T08:16:55.595-05:002017-08-15T08:16:55.595-05:00Can someone use the phrase "the real concern&...Can someone use the phrase <i>"the real concern"</i> one more time on this one? It would be so special.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-80886498298939233982017-08-15T07:47:49.119-05:002017-08-15T07:47:49.119-05:00Why would not the State Audior not do his job?Why would not the State Audior not do his job?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-13590483130282540282017-08-15T00:43:48.156-05:002017-08-15T00:43:48.156-05:00It's a lot more fun to be Stickering little pe...It's a lot more fun to be Stickering little people!Pastor Beancounter on the way to Disneyworld in my motorhomenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-27449389445516828642017-08-14T21:40:04.828-05:002017-08-14T21:40:04.828-05:00The fact that this contract was let as a no-bid pr...The fact that this contract was let as a no-bid procurement, using a portion of the state law that does not apply to the purpose of the contract, was told to many state officials, including our State Auditor - who chose to look the other way. <br /><br />Maybe now - after a Judge has pointed out the illegality of this procurement - our honorable auditor will decide that these millions of dollars were misspent and demand a repayment. Might take a little more work and balls than his demanding $20 thousand here and $15 thousand there from deputy justice court clerks, but hell, that's what he's getting paid the big bucks for. <br /><br />Oh wait, what am I thinking. This would require Pickering to actually do something controversial - right, but controversial. Never mind.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-74235158248518455862017-08-14T21:23:42.757-05:002017-08-14T21:23:42.757-05:00Judge Lackey is wrong....legally.
Reversed Judge Lackey is wrong....legally.<br /><br />Reversed Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-70543135185141757112017-08-14T20:34:57.755-05:002017-08-14T20:34:57.755-05:00Attorney Crystal Martin, Supervisor Kenny Stokes a...Attorney Crystal Martin, Supervisor Kenny Stokes and several other crew members that are now gone. Don't lump the current attorney or new board members in with this fiasco, they are the reason it got terminated.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-71807475230740031122017-08-14T20:17:30.534-05:002017-08-14T20:17:30.534-05:00I agree. Bring in the State Auditor. Would this ...I agree. Bring in the State Auditor. Would this time period have been when Crystal Martin was County Attorney? The Board usually follows the recommendations of their paid Attorney and I, too, see the attorney's part being problematic. Sure, I believe there may have been kick-backs involved and I am all for getting to the root of the problem.<br /><br />No taxpayer in our state should have to put up with having to finance kick-backs. And, for goodness sake, don't we all believe our Legislature should quit investing in businesses? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-26890763769954477282017-08-14T19:28:06.329-05:002017-08-14T19:28:06.329-05:00Sounds like the State Auditor needs to hold some S...Sounds like the State Auditor needs to hold some Supervisors personally liable for spending taxpayer money illegally!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-37457570277403949982017-08-14T18:55:41.404-05:002017-08-14T18:55:41.404-05:00The real concern is the number of crooks making de...The real concern is the number of crooks making decisions on where our tax dollars are spent. The next major concern is the lack of caring by people who put them in power.<br />Jackson deserves what they get. If they continue to elect a bunch of crooks they should expect them to steal from the tax payers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-60294641622548242872017-08-14T18:27:48.796-05:002017-08-14T18:27:48.796-05:00Kingfish - Did I miss this? Were is that part abou...Kingfish - Did I miss this? Were is that part about the Attorney that Hinds County has on the payroll? How can you function as county attorney and not verify that the company you are contracting with is a company? I don't mind calling out the supervisors, but don't forget they pay an attorney to check this stuff before they see it. Who was the county attorney at the time?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-75575739597979979922017-08-14T17:51:04.304-05:002017-08-14T17:51:04.304-05:00The real concern here should be that there appear...The real concern here should be that there appears to be a lack of due diligence with the procurement of millions of dollars of whatever the hell the Hinds County taxpayer money bought through a no-bid contract with connected individuals with questionable qualifications to do whatever the eff they were getting paid to do.<br /><br />Subbing the work...yeah.<br /><br />The fact that no one on the Hinds County side of the deal notices that the entity on the other side of the contract with Hinds County doesn't exist...yeah, just a minor bump in the road. Errybody can make that mistake.<br /><br />Except that either the appropriate procurement procedures are lacking, or weren't followed, or both. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-20775905048058309872017-08-14T16:57:24.533-05:002017-08-14T16:57:24.533-05:00The real concern here ought to be the lack of legi...The real concern here ought to be the lack of legitimate job performance.<br />The technicality of corporate registration would not negate the fact that<br />someone is owed pay if the work were actually performed. In this case<br />the whole thing is probably a big scam to pay cronies and crooks way too<br />much for way too little. But if it were legitimate work (in Hinds County?)<br />then I don't see how the county could say it doesn't owe the money to anybody. I do understand how a contract for future "services" would be<br />void though. The taxpayers should want to know what kind of legal advice<br />did the county pay for during the time they entered into this contract.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-34518658685565378892017-08-14T16:56:04.840-05:002017-08-14T16:56:04.840-05:00@ 2:48- Agree with most of what you state. The dea...@ 2:48- Agree with most of what you state. The deal may have been bad to begin with but the fact they did not incorporate in advance would not have made any difference at all if both parties were happy with the deal. The county wanted to breach the contract and this happens to be a way to do it that allows the BOS to save face. Nothing more than a typical "good ole boy" deal gone bad. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-34347098711866081512017-08-14T16:28:25.418-05:002017-08-14T16:28:25.418-05:00this makes me happy in so many ways. Airwaves was ...this makes me happy in so many ways. Airwaves was a scam, and I'm glad to see the courts agree! I knew Stowers when he was with a previous employer(also named in the article) and he got fired from there for cause as well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-62295366087279834282017-08-14T14:48:54.772-05:002017-08-14T14:48:54.772-05:001:41.....it is sad how so many on here get sucked ...1:41.....it is sad how so many on here get sucked in by a headline. Failing to register or renew with the state is common oversight. A company can still have a tax ID and file federal and state tax returns and have a bank account and be "legit" in the eyes of everybody but the Secretary of State. And it is simple to remedy the SOS problem. <br /><br />However, the reason the BOS terminated Airwave was failure to perform (and that is the nicest way to put it). The relationship WAS fraudulent and 99% of this had nothing to do with failure to file a few papers. It was because the county was being billed 10 times the actual services being performed. <br /><br />And yes, bash the board of supervisors for entering into this relationship but also acknowlege a subsequent board of supervisors called it out for what it was and ended it. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-3882073244118779712017-08-14T13:41:24.079-05:002017-08-14T13:41:24.079-05:00Sounds like a technicality. Because the company d...Sounds like a technicality. Because the company didn't register a mississippi-based LLC with the Sec of State office or as a foreign entity with a registered agent, the contract is void?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-5718591733804455512017-08-14T12:35:39.379-05:002017-08-14T12:35:39.379-05:00I’ve got a swell idea, how about Jackson be patrio...I’ve got a swell idea, how about Jackson be patriotic and volunteer to be the next test site for a nuclear bomb. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-31942811251818353482017-08-14T12:23:22.290-05:002017-08-14T12:23:22.290-05:00BabyChok wants to use tax receipts to fund a publi...BabyChok wants to use tax receipts to fund a public incubator for more co-ops. An idea ripe for graft and abuse.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-50755700630654340492017-08-14T12:10:30.925-05:002017-08-14T12:10:30.925-05:00Do a little research into who major financial stak...Do a little research into who major financial stakes in Airwave, and Browns Communication. I bet you will find people directly related to Robert Graham. Also look into how much they paid to have the grass cut around the County's communication towers, as well as how they are related to Robert Graham.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-14569409676082269872017-08-14T12:03:21.847-05:002017-08-14T12:03:21.847-05:00A few questions:
Who was the listed payee on all ...A few questions:<br /><br />Who was the listed payee on all those checks Hinds County issued in the sum of 4.3 million dollars?<br /><br />Does the listed payee match the approved claims docket each time a check was issued?<br /><br />At which bank were the Hinds county checks deposited?<br /><br />How does a nonexistent entity establish a bank account? Or was it another owner on the bank account?<br /><br /><br />Who (or what corporate entity) was the account owner at the time the account was created? Who (or what corporate entity) owned the account when the checks were deposited.<br /><br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-78376665227137332362017-08-14T11:49:06.925-05:002017-08-14T11:49:06.925-05:00Ooops!Ooops!a fart can be an airwavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-9960382552428151942017-08-14T11:38:13.406-05:002017-08-14T11:38:13.406-05:00This is almost as good as the TSUN fiasco.This is almost as good as the TSUN fiasco.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com