Friday, July 9, 2021

The Metrocenter Mess

 The Metrocenter "project" flounders more and more with each passing day.  WLBT reported last night: 


Surprise, surprise, surprise. JJ broke the news of her 2012 fraud convictions. Earlier post. She got into similar trouble in Illinois. See order posted below.

 

Kingfish note: Anyone with an ounce of sense could see this coming a mile away after looking at her background.  However, more than a few clowns were suckered by the con job on social media.  A certain Facebook "journalist" attacked anyone who dared question this deal as racists.  See for yourself. 

 JJ reported in January: 

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?? πŸ™„πŸ™„ 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 this
 
 Ok. 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 πŸ‘Ώ 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 assπŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚  (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? )
Just curious, this woman fronted for someone.  Who?

31 comments:

Anonymous said...

Come on Fish everyone knew this had as much chance as someone getting reinstated. It should have been and possibly still could be pitched as a distribution center site.

Anonymous said...

Good reporting from wlbt. Thanks for posting.

Anonymous said...

That director of marketing fella sure is a dumbass. He didn't know much more than his own name. That Sanders lady is a shyster of the worst kind. This whole episode with the Metrocenter will end badly.

Anonymous said...

$ down a rathole-

Anonymous said...

WLBT, did an excellent job (I was shocked!)

Anonymous said...

Too bad they didn’t give it to Amazon and make it a shipping warehouse.

Anonymous said...

Agreed @9:36 AM, but Amazon is not a 'black' business, and that's the only thing that matters in the hellhole that is Jacktown.

Anonymous said...

And Cal-Maine is moving out of Jackson. Unless City of Jackson leadership can regain the trust of the citizens and project meaningful change, Jackson will continue to decline. Crime, failing infrastructure, abandoned housing & failing public school system coupled with a declining tax base marks a city with no ability to survive on its own.

Anonymous said...

Most big malls like Metro Center are DEAD and gone forever. In order to turn them into storage centers, nursing homes, senior living centers or any other facility that would meet state, county or federal regs would cost a fortune way beyond the 80M she paid for the interior.

I was in Asheville last week at the former Biltmore Forest Mall, now an open air shopping outlet mall. The only original store is Dillards and it have almost no customers. Big malls around the US are being retrofitted, abandon, or demolished.

Most remember the heady days of going to a packed mall and waiting in line at the food court. Just a memory I love explaining to my grands.

Anonymous said...

These comments define the culture of Jackson:

They just don't believe the truth about anything. They run to defend any black person who is perceived to be getting mistreated when the truth tells otherwise.

They believe what they want to believe.

They lack the ability to properly assess any situation, other than some street fight.

WTF?

Anonymous said...

Unbelievable that the comments from the 'new normal' Jackson people overwhelmingly approve these immoral types of individuals to be held up for admiration and leadership. Very little expectation of moral decency.

Guess it's racist to expect a developer to have a proven track record or that you might at least look back and check their background - it's call due-diligence.

The mind is a terrible thing to waste.

Anonymous said...

Like one of the O.J. Simpson jurors said, "Just because he beat her up regularly and she told the police "He is going to kill me!" That don't mean nothing. That ain't evidence".

Anonymous said...

Friday nights at the Metro hanging out with 10 bucks to your name. Diamond Jims got 2-3 bucks for sure. Maybe one of those ice cream bars they dipped in chocolate and rolled in nuts for another 1-2 dollars. A poster at Spencers and broke until 9 when someones mom picked you and your crew up. The difference was we did not steal, fight, harass or cause problems. This is now what occurs and one of the reasons indoor malls started failing. Its no long fun due to the idiots that work there and hang out there.
wanna see something funny go to you tube and watch Jasper Mall about the mall in Alabama. The Manager/Security/Janitor/Maintenance man/Marketer is an Aussie. I don't know who he works for now but I would hire him. He worked 24 hours a day in the place and never complained except about the person who boo boo'd on the floor.

Anonymous said...

The key phrase is found in paragraph 6 of the Order of probation: "other peoples money" It is very fortunate that this lady's record stinks to high heaven, otherwise there would be fools aplenty willing to supply her with "other peoples money". Jackson is full of them.

Anonymous said...

“Unbelievable that the comments from the 'new normal' Jackson people overwhelmingly approve these immoral types of individuals to be held up for admiration and leadership. Very little expectation of moral decency.”
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I’m shocked that a city that has potholes, undrinkable water, crime, litter, closed stores, incompetent leadership, would do that too!

Anonymous said...

Is anyone seriously surprised by this? This was a for-sure failure from the start. Makes me question De'Keither even more than I already did. From what I recall, he was out-front & center on how great this was going to be. What an idiot.

Cbalducc said...

When did MetroCenter transition from a good place to a bad place?
I’m not a Jackson native.

Anonymous said...

LOL

Anonymous said...

I do believe there are paid operatives who take over comments on certain sites to push a narrative.

Anonymous said...

@ 11:30

Somewhere around 20 ish years ago

Anonymous said...

@ 11:30 AM -- In the late 80's, most of the stores were still open, but the decline had started. One day I was in a fast food drive thru on the outer ring, when a car sped by with the passenger hanging out the window, shooting at the JPD who were in close pursuit.

Anonymous said...

12:42 in santa claus too?

Nope, I truly believe WYSIWYG here... both, the posters responding to WLBT & the posters here on JJ.

Couldn't be more obvious how different segments of 'society' view things.. and why they tend to separate their lives.

Anonymous said...

But wait- the city has hired not 1 but 2 consulting firms to recruit new businesses for the Hwy. 80 corridor. How's that working out so far?

Cha Ching said...

@2:43 PM - It's working out great for the consulting firms.

Anonymous said...

2:43 If hiring one consulting firm means you don't know what you are doing and you need help, what does hiring two consulting firms mean?

Maybe it means the first consulting firm don't know either, and they need some help too.

Anonymous said...

@10:12AM...it is what it is

Anonymous said...

@11:30, I would go one step further and say the nails were going in the coffin when Northpark Mall opened which was around '82/83

Anonymous said...

Who was the fb journalist ?

Anonymous said...

My 2cents…

I think she was trying to leverage those press releases and minimal work and proposed tenants to sell the Metrocenter for a profit. Talk a lot up front, create buzz, then make it someone else’s problem.

Anonymous said...

The residents of Jackson, for the most part, are like everybody locked up in Parchman and south of Pearl. They love their neighbors regardless of their behavior and they believe in and trust them, regardless of crimes committed or how dastardly their deeds or how rotten to the core they know them to be.

That used to amaze me. Then it bothered and perplexed me. Now I'm OK with it and accept it as the current and lasting normal for this city.

Why do we even show up and debate it any more?

Anonymous said...

2:38 "Now I'm OK with it.."

Just because you now agree with them doesn't make it right... for any society. It just lowers you to their level of cultural acceptance.



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