Well, well, well. The Clarion-Ledger's "investigative reporter" Lee Sanderlin reported on Attorney General Lynn Fitch's efforts to keep her step-mother away from her father. Mr. Sanderlin "reported" today:
Buried within a messy, back-and-forth legal battle over her father’s money and guardianship, a number of court filings claim Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch is using her official position to intimidate her stepmother.
In a Marshall County court filing, Aleita Fitch, Lynn Fitch’s stepmother, claims the attorney general has sent “bodyguards” to her home to seize her husband’s business records and some of his guns and will show up unannounced at the home, the family farm and the hospital with the guards.
"It’s very intimidating for an elderly lady of 80 years old to be confronted by (the attorney general) with these bodyguards, especially when she’s involved with legal issues with my client," Ryan Hill, Aleita Fitch's attorney, told the Clarion Ledger.
Those guards are presumed to either be members of the Mississippi Highway Patrol or other employees of the Mississippi Department of Public Safety, according to Hill.
Aleita Fitch also claims her stepdaughter is using an Adult Protective Services investigation into Aleita Fitch's treatment of William Fitch as an intimidation tactic. In court filings, Lynn Fitch has claimed her stepmother is verbally and mentally abusive toward William Fitch and failed to tell the attorney general about a stroke and heart attack he had at the start of 2021.... Rest of article.
Can't imagine where the reporter paid $13,000 more than the rest of his fellow reporters got the idea for the story. Can't imagine at all. Earlier post with copy of court file.
Notice Mr. Sanderlin didn't post any court documents. That wouldn't be because JJ watermarked the court documents posted Friday, now would it? Just thinking out loud. ;-).
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She is a Haley Barbor crony. She basically does whatever she wants. While at MDES she gave her husband a very lucritive contract to check the security of the agency. Not sure what he did except walk around a lot. Anyway she is part of the ruling class, but she is dumb as a brick.
Follow the $$$
The Barksdalers would have drooled their bibs sopping wet in anticipation if they were breaking the Fitch Feud story. Instead they got their undies wadded up about some nobody from Ohio acting stupid on the coast.
More good ol' shoe leather enterprise reporting from Kingfish.
Forgive them KF as thievery is all they know.
"“We consider this a private matter between two private parties..."
We also don't wanted to be asked about the unlawful use of state law enforcement personnel in this private matter
Hopefully wlbt, WAPT, Fox and the national news stations pick it up also. It deserves to be shown to a wider audience.
Raise of hands of anyone who reads that garbage newspaper or visits their website?
Good job Kingfish. You’re better at using MEC than the other reporters.
First. And be nice to each other for God's sake......for all of our sakes.
Lee got this scoop on his own. Kidding. ahahahahahahahha
If these "reporters" at other news media around here saw what Kingfish did to get info they would be so overwhelmed they would pee their pants.
Of course he copied your work product. And Lynn may have a libel and slander claim against him.
Kingfish: Mr. Sanderlin and the CL reflect the Oscar Wilde quote: "Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery that mediocrity can pay to greatness."
During the last years before he retired Jimmie Gates basically used Jackson Jambalaya exclusively for story ideas. Kingfish was his de facto assignment editor.
Sorry, 4:03, but defamation claims don't survive when filed (by a green lawyer) against public officials (elected or appointed), movie stars, inanimate objects or pets. She'll hafta stick with suing The Chinese Gov't for creating Wuhan.
Would my post have been approved had I not pointed Kingfish's panties being in a wad and making this story about who broke what and when?
JJ broke the Jackson water EPA story and the Jackson Free Press refused best practices when reporting on the story giving no credit to JJ. Donna Ladd is a total fraud.
239… say it louder for the pepping the back…
It is perfectly not unlawful to hire an employee of the State, to be a bodyguard. Shut Up. It is also extremely dumb of Fitch to be so jelly of the lady her dad wanted to marry. Jealousy causes all kinds of emotional decisions. Fitch will be arguing with herself until the day
Well, only St. Peter will let her know how she behaved.
KF-He has to kiss ass so he can one day grow up and be the INTERIM Director of the MS Development Authority! Yep….I said it.
I’m willing to bet they were in a state vehicle too!
One Fitch two Fitch red Fitch blue Fitch. Oh how I wish the other Fitches will join the fray
627.. you assume they are hired outside their regular employment… little hint, they are not it is their assignment
CJ must be reading Fish’s mail.
Suck it up, you guys steal from each other every day.
Also culpable are (all the way to the top of the organization) those in supervisory positions above the MHP guys assigned to her detail. And why in hell is she assigned anybody, anyway? I thought only the governor and Leftenant governor had these guys at their beck and call.
And if she (and her attorney) considers herself hiring these men 'off the clock', that's beyond questionable and no doubt illegal. If they are in uniform, in company issued vehicles, using state radio and other resources and identifying themselves as official LEO when busting down doors, this whole charade is a farce. Or do you really assume they do NOT produce MHP badge and ID when acting on her behalf?
What happened to Justin Viceroy? He announced he's leaving the CL. He was pretty good at busting the local government chops.
He was pretty good at busting the local government chops.
Provide a link where he busted chops.
What's the approval procedure for MHP personnel wanting to work a side job? Does anything go?
She requested the bodyguards while Phil was in office. Phil approved them although Hood and Moore used their own investigators for such purproses.
No reason for her to get MHP troopers when she has her own investigators who are qualified with firearms.
Then there is the matter fo the recent Pike County (not frat) Republican Party Meeting.....
Can we get a list of elected officials in this state who do have state paid body guards? Any chance hers are female?
As a retired special agent-supervisor from another AG's office, I can tell you that this is so very wrong, probably illegal, and shows her lack of respect for the laws that she is sworn to enforce.
She needs to resign, now!
did wlbt and coleman j do the same?
hard to tell but looks like some pretty creative editing /screenshots of court documents to avoid watermark
https://www.wlbt.com/2021/09/03/court-documents-detail-claims-that-lynn-fitch-used-her-power-ag-intimidate/
Yup, CJ gave no credit. We notice CJ. You're full of big talk.
They are ALL journo-grifters:
AP via WJTV: The [Fitch] story was first reported by The Clarion Ledger.
To answer 9:16, I regularly see the Speaker and Lt. Governor with one each. I am guessing that if the Secretary of State doesn’t have one currently, that he will very soon determine a way to get one (he’s a very, very important person).
I have never seen one with the Auditor or Treasurer.
I see 3-4 always with the Governor traveling in two large black vehicles.
"She requested the bodyguards while Phil was in office. Phil approved..."
Hmmm. So, you're saying a governor has that authority?
Would she have MHP body-guards if she were a boy?
Who the hell are 'The Barksdalers'?
The "bodyguard" thing is a work-around to have their own personal driver/valet/step-and-fetch, and to feel important.
I am no Hood or MHP fan but I worked in the same building as Hood and he every time I saw he he didn’t have any security which I always thought was odd. The AG would seem to need security way more than the speaker or lt govenor
Again...Are the people assigned to her female?
I'm guessing the detail was selected by the tallest biggest strongest criteria. -just some random on the internet
Barksdalers vs Boss Hoggers is the Mississippi version of Hatfields vs McCoys!
Course it's more complicated in Mississippi as the McDanielites need accounted for in the mix.
The MAIN purpose of having taxpayer MHP “security” - driving 100mph between fundraising events and ballgames-fancy meals-golf-beach trips - all paid for by lobbyists making $400,000 a year.
1130 No they are not. What difference does it make?
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