Candidate For Trustee's Office Could Land New Role

Sources state that Marion Latroy Williams when he loses his bid for County Trustee has plans to go into acting. This should be a easy career for the candidate who is acting as though he does not owe the very office that he is running for $67,000, plus he acting as though he's a democrat when in fact he running for Trustee as an Independent.

Maybe he could get a role in the remake of The Planet Of The Apes,don't look like he'll need much makeup.

BLACK CANDIDATE WITH WHITE BODYGUARDS STATES THAT CITIZENS OF MILLINGTON ARE ALL NAZIS AND MEMBERS OF THE KKK

On Saturday at The Sidney Chism Annual Democratic Picnic Marion Latroy Williams candidate for County Trustee stated that all the citizens of Millington were either Nazis or members of the KKK.

This statement was made as the only democrat in the race current Trustee Paul Matila who lives in Millington stood by. Williams racial statements became so distasteful among the very fixed crowd that Chism told Williams to either control himself or leave. It was very apparent that electing Williams to even the position of dog catcher would be a disservice to man's best friend.

But what many of us at the picnic could not understand was how he could attack whites but yet walk around with White bodyguards. But then what does Williams have to fear that he is surrounding himself with unarmed security? Whose looking to do harm to him? Many are also wondering where the person who owes the Trustee's office $67,000 got the $250,000 that he brags that he loaned his political campaign. Did he acquire the money by some means that requires security?

Tomorrow i will post pictures of The Candlelight Dinner Building owned by Jimmy Williams with a large Paul Matila sign on the fence. If a man's brother doesn't support him why should anyone else?

The statement made by Williams should be remembered by all citizens both Black and White and neither group should give him a single vote

CANDIDATE FOR TRUSTEE OFFICE FILES LAWSUIT AGAINST CURRENT TRUSTEE AND MYSELF

Marion Latroy Alexander Williams candidate for County Trustee has filed a lawsuit in Chancery Court against County Trustee Paul Matilla and myself asking for a permanent injunction to keep me from farther exposing his campaign lies that are a part of public record. Williams claims in his lawsuit where he is also seeking $500,000 in damages that Matilla conspired with me to damage his bid for office..

Williams claims that I have defamed and slandered him by publishing and broadcasting the fact that he owes the Trustee's office $67,000 in back taxes. But according to the Trustee's website this is a fact. In Section 5 of his lawsuit he states he does not owe the taxes,but if they are owed it's own by First Supreme Trust Company Inc. But state records show that Williams is the agent of record for the company. The address of First Supreme Trust a company whose charter was revoked because taxes were not paid to the state and the address that Williams is using as filed with the Shelby County Election Commission for his campaign are one and the same.

I have been urging my listeners not to be fooled by this self serving poli-trick-an who only agenda is his own. At every forum that Williams appears he brags about the fact that he loaned his campaign $250,000 one must wonder why he didn't take $67,000 by the tax office. I notice in his lawsuit he does not mention the other part of my statements about him. I have stated that he is a liar who is trying to deceive the community with signs all over the city,hoping that the signs will get him votes from a group that have not done the research on him.

I have stated to the listeners that Williams on his campaign signs claims to be "A REAL DEMOCRAT" but yet he's running as an "INDEPENDENT". Williams knows that I have a large listership to my radio talk show and thousands that view this site daily and does not want his deceit exposed.

I have also stated on air that the law in Tennessee states that even if a person is elected as Trustee he can not take office if he or she is not bondable. The Trustee must carry a bond of $24,775,000 dollars and must have good credit. As You can see Williams as had numerous Federal Tax Liens placed against him which would make it hard for him to get bonded.

I invite the July 8,2008 court date in Chancery Court Part 3, The day before the Shelby County Trustee's office has him in court for not paying his property taxes. In the coming days other information concerning Williams will be posted here including how instead of wanting to pay for advertisement he had one of his cronies, a grown man named "Pookie" attempt to instead offer me $5,000 not to expose him on the air. In fact on Monday I'll tell you all about it at 4pm on AM 990 KWAM.

Williams who calls me a journalist in his lawsuit should understand that the courts have no power to prevent the truth which is a part of public records from being told. He should also understand Freedom of The Press. Williams should also understand that as a public figure a differnt set of rules apply and that the truth has never been slander. Latroy the fight is on

I DON'T BELIEVE THAT JESSIE DOTSON ACTED SOLO IN LESTER STREET MASSACRE

As I stated at the time of the Lester Street Massacre and I will repeat again I don't believe that one person committed all the murders. While I think that Jessie Dotson was present and don't believe he was all alone. 20 shots were fired according to the Medical Examiner's report as listed in the CA. Are we to believe that the victims watchedJessie Dotson shot one of the others and waited their turns to be killed?

Jessie Dotson,Cedric's brother was shot 8 times, near the mouth,neck,chest, right thigh,left thigh,left foot. Hollis Seals was shot 3 times according to the report. Marissa Williams was shot 5 times,head, chest,left and right legs,

Shindri Roberson was shot 4 times,right and left thigh, head and chest. There is also a question as to whether or not Dedric Dotson RAPED Roberson prior to her death since her jeans were pulled down to her knees and underwear to her ankles. A plastic bag containing whats described as a "Hard Yellow Substance was found in the genital area.

It just does not make sense to me that no one cried out or ran out the house. Why did Dotson shot his victims so many times,why didn't he just shot every one in the head and just be gone. Is the stories of the Dotson brothers robbing the dope man the reason for these tragic deaths?

I THINK OTHER MEMBERS OF THE DOTSON FAMILY MAY JUST KNOW WHAT REALLY HAPPENED. BUT I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT THIS IS THE WORK OF ONE MAN

JOSEPH LEE TO APPEAR MONDAY ON "EXPRESS YOURSELF"

On Monday former Memphis Light Gas And Robbery President Joseph Lee will be my guest. We will discuss why in his opinion the Feds brought forth a case that they knew they could not solve. We will also discuss his feeling about Willie Herenton,and the possibility that the mayor could also be facing indictment.

EXPRESS YOURSELF M-F ON KWAM RADIO AT 4PM

IS THE FIRING OF MCRAE ENOUGH?

Finally Larry Godwin did what he should have done several months ago and that is to fire Bridges McRae for the brutal beating of Duanna Johnson. But is the firing enough,does it send the proper message to other officers who may be excessive in the way they deal with citizens.

What your view should McRae be charged for the crime he committed? Did he also commit a hate crime? Do you think since he was so bold in front of a camera that this beating was his first?

POLICE OFFICERS SHOULD RECEIVE THE SAME ATTENTION AS FULLILOVE

Since it was found that City Councilwoman Janis Fullilove was DUI on two occasions the local media has hounded her about every detail concerning the events,which they have the right to do since she is an elected official paid by taxpayers dollar. But the same media attention should be given to two Memphis police officer who were arrested for DUI and Refusal to take the Drunk Test which do to the refusal means that they will not be allowed to drive.

Sgt. Eric Dates, son of Cliff Dates was arrested June 10, 2008 for DUI, violation of the open container law, and refusal to take the drunk test. Shelby County Sheriffs were called to Riverdale and Shelby Drive where the police officer was found slumped over the steering wheel of his car. According to the Affidavit of Complaint Dates speech was slurred and he refused all tests that officers wanted to administer.

The report also states that officers were able to observe 4 forty ounce bottles of Miller Lite with four of the bottles empty and the fourth half full. Dates told officers that he had just dropped his cousin off at home and was trying to get to his residence.

Sources within the police department are wondering if the son of Cliff Dates who happens to be a very close friend of mayor Willie Herenton will receive special treatment. With the refusal of the breath test this automatically makes it impossible for Eric Dates to be able to drive for at least a year,so how will he be able to function as a police officer.

Officer Thomas Mote was arrested also for DUI and refusal to take the drunk test on this past Friday night. Officers working Blue Crush were flagged down at Summer and Lester about a White male slumped over on the driver's side of a silver 06 Monte Carlo. The car was still in drive and halfway in the street. Mote had the smell of alcohol,bloodshot and watery eyes,and staggered as he walked.

MEMPHIS POLICE DEPARTMENT IS OUT OF CONTROL,NOW AN OFFICERS IS ACCUSED OF RAPING ANOTHER OFFICER

Police Director Larry Godwin has lost total control of The Memphis Police Department . He has also lost the respect of his personnel and many are wondering what has to happen for Mayor Willie Herenton to realize the Godwin has over stayed his welcome.

The very fact that Godwin is attempting to cover up the misdeeds of police officers is criminal within itself. Godwin pretended to be sick at his stomach last week after it was exposed that officer Bridges McRae had brutally beaten Transgendered Duanna Johnson with handcuffs wrapped around his hand. This statement by the police Director was a lie, Godwin was fully aware of what had happened since he had to approve McRae doing on non enforcement status placing him on a desk at the Union Station.

Godwin also attempted to cover up and hide the fact that two police officers were arrested for DUI and more than likely would have gotten away with it had I not been contacted on Sunday by police officers who revealed to me who the officers were.

But now we have a male police officer who has been relieved of duty because the female officer that he was training has accused him of raping her. Sources state that officer James Patterson of the North Precinct was training a female officer who has only been on the job for two weeks. The sources state that several weeks ago Patterson went to the home of the officer in training and forced her to have sex with him. Sources state that the female officer who was placed on a desk job at the Airways station was impregnated by Patterson during the rape. I'm also told that the female has been urged by members of the department to abort the child.

The release of this information went out as text messages from 201 Poplar to media outlets as though the messages were coming from the office of Godwin. When some outlets went to 201 to find out what was going on they were told that Godwin had not sent the texts, but the fact that Patterson had been relieved of duty was true.

I'm also told that the reason that the texts were sent to reveal the acts of this black officer is due to my exposing officer Thomas Mote who is White being arrested for DUI. My sources state that the three black officers who arrested Mote including Larry Finch Jr.have also received threats for arresting a fellow officer. Can you imagine what would happen if a fight gets started at a police precinct where everybody has a gun?

IT'S TIME FOR HERENTON TO GIVE GODWIN HIS WALKING PAPERS BEFORE WE HAVE TO BUILD A NEW JAIL JUST TO HOUSE POLICE OFFICERS

LEE AND FORD'S LEGAL PROBLEMS ARE NOW BEHIND THEM

As I stated several months ago the case against Former MLGW President Joseph Lee and Former City Councilman Edmund Ford would never get to court. I knew this based on the fact that the U.S. Attorney General's Office case would be very weak based on the current practices of the company and the past practices during the tenure of Herman Morris.

I also knew that various Memphis VI P's who had received "Special Treatment" would also be brought into court showing that MLGW had allowed them to get away with the very same things that Ford and lee were being accused of.

Knowing that the U.S. Attorney General's staff are readers of this site I lit into Jerry Collins and MLGW showing how the company was being selective in it's practices and how the poor was losing their service while commercial customers who had thousands of dollars in past due accounts remained open. the argument would have been made that Jerry Collins allowing many of the properties of The City Of Memphis who had past due bills in the thousands, could be considered special treatment.

I was also aware of the lie detector test that Joseph Lee had taken which would have been released just prior to a trial. It is my belief that this case was never about Lee or Ford but about getting Willie Herenton. Lee was just the scapegoat to be used to further taint the mayor.

I also believe that the Feds have their eyes now on Herenton who is a bigger fish that Lee and Ford. I know for a fact that the FBI is investigating Beale Street. So the case against Lee and Ford needed to get out the way so the fryer can be turned up.

SIDENOTE: AFTER COMMITTING ON AIR THAT HE WOULD APPEAR ON MY SHOW ON MONDAY LEE LEFT A MESSAGE THAT HE WOULD BE UNABLE TO APPEAR DUE TO THE FACT THAT HE HAS TO BE OUT OF TOWN. YOU DON'T THINK WILLIE TOLD HIM NOT TO COME DO YOU?

NIKKI "NO ISSUES" TINKER BRAGS ABOUT GIVING OUT TURKEYS AND HAMS WITH HAROLD FORD JR.

Sunday evening at a local downtown church the NAACP was holding a forum for political candidates. When the candidates for congress were called Randy Wade Director of the 9th Congressional District Office of Congressman Steve Cohen stood in for the congressman who was in Nashville.

Speaking of Cohen Wade expressed how Cohen has received good grades from organizations around the country including receiving the grade of A from the NAACP. Wade also expressed that as a Black man he was proud to support a man with the record of Cohen who didn't just start his career of service several years ago but spent years in the State Senate providing service to the citizens of Memphis. Cohen went on to express that Cohen knows the needs of the community because he's a life long resident. This was also a statement to see if Nikki Tinker would take the bait and get off focus in the three minutes she had to present her case.

True enough Tinker took the bait and spent her first minute and a half focusing on Wade's statement. The novice politician hit the floor stating " You must be addressing me, I had nothing to do with where I was born you'll have to talk to my momma in the back, I got here as soon as I could". Tinker went on to state that her reason for running was not politics,but personal. She stated that she wanted to help those who were blind like her grandmother,and help little old ladies pay their utility bills.

Nikki Tinker did not address one issue that would have given any one a reason to vote for her, she just kept speaking of the need for a change, without giving the audience a reason that a change was needed. Then Tinker stuck her chest out and begin to brag about how she had joined Harold Ford Jr. for the last three years passing out turkeys and hams. Maybe she thought that the mention of Ford's name meant something which it does not. Maybe Nikki needs to understand that all Black folk are not in love with Junior,and that all Black folk are not impressed with a turkey or a ham they just want a good enough job to provide the turkey and ham with all the trimmings. They way that Tinker presented herself on Sunday lets us know that she didn't give all the hams away because when she opened her mouth all present knew she was one.

FBI TO LOOK INTO THREATS

I am not taking the threats against mt life that I received on Sunday on my cell phone from the centrex number at 201 Poplar lightly. On Sunday night I made a call to Congressman Steve Cohen asking him to make a call to My Harrison,Special Agent In Charge of the FBI. On yesterday the congressman did in fact make the call and I was contacted by an agent today.

Oh by the way it was found that the Memphis Police Department does have the equipment to send text messages from landlines to cell phones from 201 Poplar. In fact I'm told by sources within the department that this is a method used by OCU and Drug Teams to contact their snitches,and to set up drug dealers. There is more to what is going on that would tip MPD off if it's mentioned here, But as I stated the treats don't stop me just piss me off.

ELKINGTON'S FORMER BOOK KEEPER WANTS TO HIDE HIS RECORDS

Preston Lamm has been the President of The Beale Street Merchants Association for nearly 10 years, owning at least 6 businesses in the Historic District. But prior to opening any business Lamm was the personal book keeper for John Elkington. It is no doubt that while City of Memphis and the FBI are looking into the flow of money on Beale that Lamm having been Elkington's keeper of the books knows more than he wants investigated agencies to know he knows.

Lamm served as Elkington's book keeper for nearly 10 years. He was John's trusted friend who had control of all of the financial records. Lamm even knows when in violation of his agreement with Beale Street Corporation Elkington used the Beale Street leases to secure financing of projects in other cities.

With all that Lamm knows about John Elkington and the role he may have played in the game of deceit it is no surprise that he has filed a motion to quash having to turn over his records to the Chancery Court. Surely this book keeper knows where the Elkingon flow of money began. Maybe Lamm doesn't want to explain how he went from book keeper to owner of businesses on Beale. Where did Lamm's money come from? Was he a part of Elkington's scheme to steal millions from the Historic district? Did Lamm's money to start his company come from the money that is due The City Of Memphis?

If Lamm is legit and has nothing to hide then why is he trying to hide his finances? Does Lamm not want the court and other merchants to know that his leases are not the same as the other merchants? Is Elkington a silent partner in Lamm's businesses and to expose his records would show that he and Elkington are partners?

Some merchants on Beale are concerned about the relationship between Lamm and Elkington and believe that one of the reasons that Elkington us still on the street is due to Lamm's various contracts that is totally different than other merchants. Merchants on Beale want to know if he is paying the same amount of rents and percentages as they are,and if Elkington has given him any special concessions that others on the street don't have.

I'm sure that this motion by Lamm has peeked the interest of the FBI and The City Of Memphis City Attorney's office making them wonder if the real eyes should be on Lamm. I'm sure the question will also be asked whether Lamm owes Elkington such a debt that he cooked the books for him. This motion sends a message that Preston Lamm may be as big a crook as John Elkington and that the the turning over of the records that the court has requested may send both of them to jail.

SIDENOTE: On Monday the FBI paid another visit to Randle Catron Executive Director of The Beale Street Development Corporation to pick up documents concerning merchants on Beale Street. While I know what information they requested and received I will keep that to myself for now, wouldn't want the rats to knows where the traps are hidden.

THE THREATS WON'T WORK

This evening while sitting downtown in a local church where the NAACP was holding a political forum my cell phone started to vibrate letting me know that I was receiving a text message. I noticed that the text was coming from the centrex number that belongs to 201 Poplar.

The number 545-3030 is the number that shows on any caller ID coming out of that building. I noticed that the text was a threat on my life. I was sitting with my close friend Randy Wade who is the Memphis Director for Congressman Steve Cohen. I received 4 text messages all with threats of murdering me,and letting me know that they knew where my mother lived. What I found interesting was the fact that the texter knew where my car that I no longer drive was located. One text that I did not post here on the site was to let me know that my home address was known.

The threats started about an hour after I posted the story on Eric Dates and Thomas Motes,both police officers who have been arrested for DUI and who both refused "The Drunk Test" which means that for at least a year they will not be able to drive,which means now that this information has been exposed they most likely will lose their jobs.

It is my belief that the police department had plans as in the case of Duanna Johnson to attempt to cover up this matter,especially since Dates is the son of mayor Willie Herenton's close friend Cliff Dates. Cover ups within the police department is not new. On Feb 12,2008 Officer Bridges McRae brutally attacked Duanna Johnson with handcuffs wrapped around his hands in plain view of a surveillance camera.

McRae was placed on non-enforcement status the very next day taking a desk job at the Union Station Precinct. Only after the tape showing the beating was exposed did an investigation start. There is no way that it took this long for an investigation to get started ,when a hearing for McRae was set immediately after the tape was revealed. Further proof that the department was aware of what happened is the fact that McRae filed a complaint with The Internal Affairs Bureau against Sgt Wiley Taylor of the police department because Taylor who was present at the jail at the time of the beating did not assist him.

While I take all threats seriously they will not prevent me from continuing to expose corruption in the Memphis Police Department. Neither will it stop me from using the various sources within the department to reveal those who have no business wearing the badge. My sources know that I will not reveal who they are,that's the reason some very close to Larry Godwin constantly feed me information about him and his cronies.

There has been a concern in the last week as to whether or not it was me that got hold of the tape from the police department and turned it over to the lawyers of Duanna Johnson,but you know I will never answer that question one way or the other.

In January I received death threats after my posting on the shooting death of Timothy Jones in North Memphis,and then again after my release of a police statement from the person police wanted to say killed a police officer. I called My Harrison of the FBI who in turn had agents contact me. Needless to say I have not heard back from them. Knowing that I can't take these threats to Larry Godwin or Bill Gibbons I called Congress Cohen tonight who states that he will make a personal request on my behalf with Harrison on tomorrow morning. I will be requesting that The U.S. Justice Department investigate the Memphis Police department.

The posting of the threats from my cell phone is so that this city and those who view this site around the country will know just how corrupt this police department is,and that we have a mayor who is turning his head to the facts that stare him in the face. While I am taking special precautions at my mother's house. I will not bow to any threats from anyone including Godwins Goon Squad.

And understand this I don't do any drugs so attempting to plant drugs on me or one of my cars will not work, I'm not depressed about anything so I won't be taking my life. And if the police decide to send someone at me, they best send them right because I won't give a second thought to taking their life even if it's the police. If I had a fear of death or what someone was going to do to me than I would not publish my views on this site or say the things I say on radio. Corruption must be fought and fought without the fear of what some one is going to say or do. For some reason Willie Herenton has a fear of Larry Godwin but I don't and will continue to expose the corruption of those who seek to violate the law and rights of citizens instead of enforcing the law and making sure no one's rights are violated.

MEMPHIS POLICE OFFICERS ARRESTED FOR DUI

Sgt. Eric Dates, son of Cliff Dates was arrested June 10, 2008 for DUI, violation of the open container law, and refusal to take the drunk test. Shelby County Sheriffs were called to Riverdale and Shelby Drive where the police officer was found slumped over the steering wheel of his car. According to the Affidavit of Complaint Dates speech was slurred and he refused all tests that officers wanted to administer.

The report also states that officers were able to observe 4 forty ounce bottles of Miller Lite with four of the bottles empty and the fourth half full. Dates told officers that he had just dropped his cousin off at home and was trying to get to his residence.

Sources within the police department are wondering if the son of Cliff Dates who happens to be a very close friend of mayor Willie Herenton will receive special treatment. With the refusal of the breath test this automatically makes it impossible for Eric Dates to be able to drive for at least a year,so how will he be able to function as a police officer.

Officer Thomas Mote was arrested also for DUI and refusal to take the drunk test on this past Friday night. Officers working Blue Crush were flagged down at Summer and Lester about a White male slumped over on the driver's side of a silver 06 Monte Carlo. The car was still in drive and halfway in the street. Mote had the smell of alcohol,bloodshot and watery eyes,and staggered as he walked. He is due in court Monday morning at 9Am in Division 10 of General Sessions Court.

Normally I am able to also pull the mug shots which is public information of any arrest from a site designed by John Harvey who is a MPD Technical Consultant. Harvey states that Sheriff Mark Luttrell or one of his cronies have blocked access to the pictures. I guess I'm wondering why the Shelby County Sheriff's Department would want to refuse access to something that is public information. But then that makes as much sense as him saying that Duanna Johnson was not in the care of the Sheriff department when she was beaten by a City of Memphis police officer.

HERENTON'S FRIENDS E.W. MOON,AND CLIFF DATES RECEIVE SUBPOENAS

As the saga continues to find the missing millions due The City of Memphis from Beale Street long time friend of mayor Willie Herenton,Cliff Dates has received a subpoena from Chancery Court to turn over over all leases and agreements between his company CDA Detective and Security and Performa Entertainment and Real Estate,owned by John Elkington.

The subpoena ask for Dates to also turn over all internal and external prepared financial statements for the period 2002 through the present, Along with all Federal Income Tax Returns for CDA for the past 6 years.

The subpoena also demands the submission of general ledgers,including all supporting journals and ledgers,any and all documentations,including but not limited to contracts,agreements,correspondence,and all financial records related to Common Area maintenance payments,signage,or other expenses paid for occupancy or maintenance for CDA,along with any financial records of income received from Performa.

Also receiving a subpoena for records is another Herenton friend and business associate,E.W. Moon whose subpoena asks for the very same documentations as that of Dates. As this probe into the finances of Beale Street continues it is my belief that some merchants on Beale may not want all the facts revealed because they may have played party to some of the financial corruption in the Historic District.

Sources on Beale state that Beale Street Merchants Association's President Preston Lamm is seeking a way to prevent merchants from having to turn over documentation. It's no wonder since at one time Lamm was the bookkeeper of John Elkington and most surely knows of the dirty dealings of Performa. Some merchants have lost faith in Lamm because of his close relationship with Elkington and believe that he just may be working in association with him to cover up the money trail.

Sources on Beale also state that Lamm and Elkington email each other each morning and that Lamm is Elkington's eyes and ears on the street. Like in the case of Al Capone the key to indicting Elkington just may be the bookkeeper. Why would any merchant on the street have anything to hide unless something illegal has taken place and a cover up is needed.

Also receiving a subpoena was Club Superior a Beale Street business that is reported by sources to have John Elkington as a partner. It's also stated that former city councilman and Beale Street Merchants Association Executive Director Ricky Peete had a portion of ownership along with The Pig On Beale.

Since both the city and the FBI is looking at the financial trail of events on Beale,both organizations may want to subpoena Attorney Jack Maggot. Maggot represents a group of doctors whose reported as giving John Elkington thousands of dollars up front for the lease on 349 Beale. This building which once housed Club Royale according to sources was illegally given possession to the doctors group by Elkington and that to lease the building Maggot must be called. I'm told that the term of the lease is as long as Elkington has a contract. But speaking of that contract Elkington did not have the authority to recieve cash to give any group control of any property belonging to the city.

As for the court case where The City of Memphis was suing Beale Street Development, and BSDC was suing both the city and Elkington to the dimay of Elkington the cases were consolidated on Wednesday in the State Supreme Court.

WHILE POLICE OFFICERS MAY LIE THE TAPE WON'T

"> It seems as though the Shelby County Sheriff's Department is more concerned about who leaked the beating tape of Duanna Johnson to her lawyers then they are about the treatment she received at the jail. The Sheriff's office states that only one tape was copied for the City of Memphis Police Department, so an internal investigation has been started to find out how the tape was released.

But what makes the Sheriff's department think that only one tape was copied? Knowing a little bit about how information is leaked out of 201 Poplar,I'm very sure that steps were taken to cover and to confuse those who may be more concerned about a tape then the brutal beating of a human being. When the dust settles the investigation will lead no where.

But the question must be asked if the tape had not been leaked would this community have ever known about this incident and that there are brutal officers riding the streets of Memphis capable of such inhumane treatment of citizens. Given the lifestyle of Duanna Johnson with out the tape she would not have been taken seriously and would have become a laughing stock for just suggesting that a police officer had beaten her so brutally. But the tape proves beyond a shadow of doubt that excessive force was used while others entrusted to "Protect and Serve" just watched.

Johnson stated today on my radio show that Bridges McRae while standing at the fingerprint desk yelled out "Faggot get over here" Johnson states she did not move because she was not called by her name. The tape clearly shows the officer going over to where she was sitting attempting to grab her while Johnson states he's calling her a He/She. It can be seen that the officer strikes her over and over again while having a pair of handcuffs wrapped around his hand. Johnson is also maced while other officers stand by and watch. The officers partner James Swain even holds the arm of Johnson so that McRae can get more blows in. When the entire tape is viewed a nurse can be seen very briefly looking at the back of Johnson's head but never seeking to aid her. But can be seen attending to McRae

Johnson feels as though the attack on her was due to her being an transgendered female which makes the act against her a Hate crime. The officer should also face criminal charges for the brutal beating with a deadly weapon. His statement that Johnson threaten him and told him that she was going to shot him in the head is totally stupid,where since she was in jail was she supposed to get a gun?

ITS TIME FOR WILLIE HERENTON TO TAKE CONTROL OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WITH THE SAME ZEAL AS HE HAD OF TAKING CONTROL OF MEMPHIS CITY SCHOOLS.

POLICE OFFICER COMMITS HATE CRIME

Yes Dunna Johnson lives a transgendered life style which is her choice in life to make,and maybe there are those who find that lifestyle something less then to be desired but that does not give a police officer the right to violate her civil rights and commit a hate crime against her.

42-year-old Duanna Johnson, has stated that she believes repulsion and hatred for those like her is why she was beaten and sprayed with tear gas on Feb. 12 while being booked for suspicion of prostitution.The incident was caught on video, which also shows Johnson striking the officer at least once after being constantly struck by the officer with handcuffs wrapped around his hand It was released this week by Johnson's attorney, who is threatening to file a federal lawsuit for civil rights violation.

Johnson's lifestyle is that of being a transgendered.Transgendered refers to transsexuals, cross-dressers and others whose outward appearance does not match their sex at birth.The Feb. 12 videotape, which doesn't have audio, shows McRae approaching Johnson, who is sitting at the end of a bench. Johnson jerks her hand back when McRae reaches for her.Johnson said McRae cursed her, called her a "he/she" which is a derogatory term for a homosexual. She said McRae put on his gloves and slipped his handcuffs across his knuckles and started beating her

In the tape, Swain comes behind McRae and appears to be holding Johnson down.
"No one has ever hit me like that," Johnson said. "I thought when he put on his gloves he was going to drag me. His face was so angry. On the third blow, I thought I was sweating, but I was bleeding. That's when I got up to try to make him stop. I swear I just wanted him to stop hitting me."Johnson said she pushed at the officer and then sat back down because, at 6 feet, 5 inches tall, she didn't want to appear to be a threat to the officer.McRae then sprayed her in the face with tear gas. The officer ordered her to lie face down on the floor, then McRae handcuffed her.

Later, a nurse is seen coming into the room to tend to McRae while Johnson, who has moved back to the bench, is rocking back and forth behind her.McRae filed an assault charge against Johnson. In his report, McRae said Johnson swung at him and threatened to shoot the officer in the head, which was going to be a little hard to do having no gun. He said he was punched repeatedly in the head and neck by Johnson, whose first name is listed as Dwayne in the report the tape does not show what McRae says to be true.

This offense is a very blatant case of a hate crime and should be treated as such. McRae should not be on a desk but should be in a cell. I'm waiting to hear a statement from Larry Godwin or Willie herenton condeming the actions of a very brutal and crazed poice officer, But I doubt if they will ever happen

POLICE DOCUMENTS SHOW THAT BLACK APPLICANTS ARE BEING REJECTED IN LARGE NUMBERS, AND THAT CRIME IN GOING UP AND NOT DOWN

While Police Director Larry Godwin is trying to change the residency policy of the City of Memphis so that he can hire outside of Shelby County he needs to explain why there have been so many applicant rejects especially among Blacks. It has long been my opinion that the problem with the police department's hiring of officers was not the lack of applicants but that Godwin whose department is the only division of city government that does not hire through the city's Human Resources department is that Godwin wants absolute control over hiring.

Police documents show that since 2006 there has been 2,945persons who have applied to the department. But when you look closer at the number of applicants you see that there is a difference of 779 applicants. The report from 2008 shows 913 applicants thus far this year,but when you ad up the total number of applicants the total is 1,712.

This report which was given to a city official shows a 799 applicant difference, So what is the true number? Was Godwin is such a hurry to put something together after the official made the request that he just threw some numbers together? The question has to be asked what happen to the 779?

As you review the report you see the very large number of rejects,especially among Blacks. On all three reports Blacks are largely being rejected in all areas. Is this because according to the report Blacks are applying more so for the department than Whites, And having a heavy Black force is not the wish of the director?

Godwin is totally against the Human Resource Department handling the hiring of police officers, in fact it's rumored around 201 that he is very angry at City Council woman Wanda Halbert for suggesting the idea. Godwin could be seen two weeks ago at the council meeting following up behind Halbert telling her how he feels about the subject. But is the reason that Godwin wants control of hiring is because he wants to place his cronies in top positions before he retires to shop his "Blue Crush" failure around the country?

Godwin knows that there has not been a reduction in crime in the last two years as he has been heard to suggest. According to documents ( Which I also Have a copy Of) that were also submitted to the city official in 2005 there were 36,426 adult arrests, in 2006 38,196 adult arrest, in 2007 there were according to Godwin's report a total of 44,858 adult arrests. So Larry where is the decrease,and remember the report does not include Juvenile arrest.

Willie Herenton has allowed Godwin to duped the citizens of Memphis with this "Blue Crush" bullshit knowing that Godwin who has filled out his city paper work to drop has plans of taking this show on the road. Crime is not reducing and Godwin is not hiring because he chooses not to.

The posted report shows that plenty of citizens in Memphis are applying for the department but are being rejected. Why are so many Black applicants failing the Psychological test? Surely after viewing the two police officers beating a person in jail one holding while the after attacks a prisoner with handcuffs wrapped around his hands the part of the test should not keep an applicant from getting a job.

Are we to think that Godwin's hopes of changing the residency policy will decrease crime or bring in better officers? What is going to be so different about the "Good Ole Boys" from Mississippi, Arkansas, and the hills of Tennessee that will allow them to pass the test. But then if you have Godwin an his cronies in charge of the test and the hiring Godwin can stack the deck any way he chooses.

I WILL POST THE ARREST STATS TONIGHT

Jerry Collins Must Follow Policy and Fire Employees That Have Violated Residency Policy

MLGW today released the names of employees who are not in compliance with the city policy that states that all city employees must live in the city of Memphis. Jerry Collins is stated by sources to have plans to ask the city Council to forgive the employees, but It is felt that his request if given will be denied. It seems that Collins who has yet to demand that Ward Armstead who falsified documents stating that he lives in South Memphis when in fact he lives in the county has no plans to follow policy. The city council must demand that Collins either does his job or replace him with someone who has knowledge of the utility business

Here's the names of those employees who may just be losing their jobs:

Employees who may possibly not be in compliance with the
City of Memphis’ January 3, 2005 Residency Ordinance:
Craig Joseph Alexander

LaToya Baker-Smith
John Banks
Dennis L. Bassett
Brenda Boughton
Everett Boyle
Dorothy Cunningham-Dewitt
Anthony D. Dabney
Thomas Dillard
Pearlie Estes
Danny L. Griggs
Felicia Hall
William Hamilton
Herbert Helton
Toya Hibler
Marilyn Hilliard
Charles W. Howell
Dannis R. Lackey
William McAlister
Windsel L. McCray
Angela Miller
Christopher Morgan
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Terry Motes
Terrance Payne
Ana Ramirez
Edward Maurice Rogers
Gregory B. Rosser
Bobbie Smith
Richard Thompson
Marcus D. Wallace
Margaret Walls
James D. Watts

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HERENTON STATES HE'S GOING TO STRAIGHTEN OUT THE IGNORANT AND THE HATERS

Willie Herenton stated on yesterday that he will appear this morning on WDIA's Bev Johnson show "To Set The Ignorant And Haters Straight". The 70ish year old mayor continues after the IGNORANT re-elected him to hurl insults after he has not been allowed to have his way.

Herenton wants to regain control over Memphis City Schools so badly that he can taste it and the fact the school board didn't even think of hiring him is more than he can take. Herenton's thought that only he can lead and that he must choose all the leaders has now become some what over bearing.

Herenton's appearance on WDIA is to appear on a talk show where he knows no tough questions will be faced. He knows that Johnson will giggle and only throw soft balls. But how can she or anyone else at the first Black formatted station talk about politics when no one attends political functions? Ask Bev when was the last time she attended a school board or city council meeting,or made a visit to the County Commission meeting and she will have to tell you never. her morning news is a daily rewrite of the CA, So yes the mayor feels comfortable.

The Bev Johnson Show airs at 10:00 this morning maybe those who the mayor calls ignorant should call in and tell him was that the most ignorant thing that many of us did,including me was to believe his bullshit and allow him to remain in office.

MLGW is Allowing Commercial Accounts To Get Behind 60 Or More Days While Allowing Them To Maintain Service

MLGW President Jerry Collins is allowing ratepayers to be sucked dry while he allows commercial customers to go beyond 2 months without paying a bill while the poor is being cut off daily. I requested through the Tennessee Open Records Act the list of MLGW commercial customers who are 60 days past due with their services still on and this is what I received today:

COMM_ACTIVE_PASTDUE_60PLUS_GT

ACTIVE COMMERCIAL
6/11/2008
MID-SOUTH COLISEUM
996 EARLY MAXWELL BL
MEMPHIS
23510.82

3
ACTIVE COMMERCIAL
6/11/2008
MEMPHIS HOUSING AUTHORITY
620 S LAUDERDALE ST
MEMPHIS
33436.91

4
ACTIVE COMMERCIAL
6/11/2008
95 SOUTH MAIN OWNERS ASSO
95 S MAIN
MEMPHIS
10380.36

5
ACTIVE COMMERCIAL
6/11/2008
MURDOCK PRINTING CO
430 MONROE AV
MEMPHIS
15629.6

6
ACTIVE COMMERCIAL
6/11/2008
DUNN'S TRANSMISSION SERVI
5354 FLOWERING PEACH DR
MEMPHIS
2044.24

7
ACTIVE COMMERCIAL
6/11/2008
EXPRESS DRINK DELIVERY
865 RAYNER ST
MEMPHIS
2484.01

8
ACTIVE COMMERCIAL
6/11/2008
101 TAX SERVICE
320 S DUDLEY ST
MEMPHIS
1763.11

9
ACTIVE COMMERCIAL
6/11/2008
CITY OF MEMPHIS
170 S HOLLYWOOD ST
MEMPHIS
2618.5

10
ACTIVE COMMERCIAL
6/11/2008
TENNESSEE AUTO SALES
3040 S US HIGHWAY 61
MEMPHIS
1176.17

11
ACTIVE COMMERCIAL
6/11/2008
CAMBRIDGE COURT II
3340 E WINCHESTER PL
MEMPHIS
2500.41

12
ACTIVE COMMERCIAL
6/11/2008
CULBREATH, DON
4070 WINCHESTER RD
MEMPHIS
756.63

13
ACTIVE COMMERCIAL
6/11/2008
CITY OF MEMPHIS
2120 YOUNG AV
MEMPHIS
1531.62

14
ACTIVE COMMERCIAL
6/11/2008
SUPERIOR COMPUTER REPAIR
1885 LAMAR AV
MEMPHIS
837.32

15
ACTIVE COMMERCIAL
6/11/2008
EL PALENQUE
3121 SUMMER AV
MEMPHIS
687.14

16
ACTIVE COMMERCIAL
6/11/2008
MAGIC LOUNGE
653 FIRESTONE AV
MEMPHIS
453.46

17
ACTIVE COMMERCIAL
6/11/2008
DIXIE FENCE COMPANY
5055 MACON RD
MEMPHIS
265.12

18
ACTIVE COMMERCIAL
6/11/2008
200 LINDEN AVE. PROPERTIE
200 LINDEN AV
MEMPHIS
790.65

19
ACTIVE COMMERCIAL
6/11/2008
CITY OF MEMPHIS
380 W INTERSTATE 55 IS
MEMPHIS
745.02

20
ACTIVE COMMERCIAL
6/11/2008
SCHILLING LINCOLN MERCURY
5406 FOX PLAZA DR
MEMPHIS
770.42

21
ACTIVE COMMERCIAL
6/11/2008
CITY OF MEMPHIS
2460 PIER ST
MEMPHIS
721.71

22
ACTIVE COMMERCIAL
6/11/2008
CITY OF MEMPHIS
1724 DOCK ST
MEMPHIS
639.8

23
ACTIVE COMMERCIAL
6/11/2008
TOWN OF COLLIERVILLE
430 W POWELL RD
COLLIERVILLE
538.53

24
ACTIVE COMMERCIAL
6/11/2008
CITY OF MEMPHIS
2271 WHARF ST
MEMPHIS
540.8

25
ACTIVE COMMERCIAL
6/11/2008
CITY OF MEMPHIS
769 JACK CARLEY CW
MEMPHIS
536.99

26
ACTIVE COMMERCIAL
6/11/2008
JIM'S AUTO BODY SHOP
5675 OLD US HIGHWAY 78 HW
MEMPHIS
398.7

27
ACTIVE COMMERCIAL
6/11/2008
CITY OF MEMPHIS
1655 CHANNEL AV
MEMPHIS
523

28
ACTIVE COMMERCIAL
6/11/2008
CITY OF MEMPHIS
450 W MALLORY AV
MEMPHIS
516.33

29
ACTIVE COMMERCIAL
6/11/2008
CITY OF MEMPHIS
1549 PORT ST
MEMPHIS
488.05

30
ACTIVE COMMERCIAL
6/11/2008
CITY OF MEMPHIS
2548 CHANNEL AV
MEMPHIS
488.14

31
ACTIVE COMMERCIAL
6/11/2008
FLOYD VEASLEY
300 E GEORGIA AV
MEMPHIS
313.12

32
ACTIVE COMMERCIAL
6/11/2008
CITY OF MEMPHIS/LIBERTY B
2433 CENTRAL AV
MEMPHIS
223.35

The accounts posted in red are properties of The City Of memphis,so how can MLGW cut off residents while Jerry Collins allows city properties to maintain service. Could it be that Collins is fearful for his job if he allows city properties to be disconnected? Collins is making it real hard for the Feds to go after Joseph Lee and Edmund Ford. MLGW is not treating all customers the same the rules should be applied equally. maybe someone needs to file a class action law suit against Collins and MLGW .

SIDENOTE: IT HAS BEEN FOUND THAT AT LEAST 30 PERSONS EMPLOYED BY MLGW LIVE OUTSIDE THE CITY OF MEMPHIS. TOMORROW I WILL LIST THEIR NAMES

WILLIE HERENTON IS USING A BACK DOOR APPROACH TO GET THE JOB NOBODY WANTED HIM TO HAVE

During his campaign for re-election last year Wilie Herenton's theme was "Shake The Haters Off" but yet less than a year later when the Memphis City Schools didn't bow to his wishes and return him to the head of the state largest school system, he "Hating" on Dr.Kriner Cash and using a back door approach to take over Memphis City Schools.

Herenton's ego and his self centered opinion that he is the only person with the sense to be in charge of both the City of Memphis and Memphis City Schools is becoming some what over bearing. For Herenton to state that Cash does not meet his high standards as the new head of a system that is ruled by politics,is the statement of a man with a God complex. I would not blame Dr. Cash if he didn't take the job, but then that is exactly what Herenton wants. His statements on Monday were intended to intimidate.

While the MCS Board has made some bad calls they are elected by the people,And if they are to be replaced it should be by the people. Herenton's idea of doing away with the board and him appointing a new 5 member board is his back door approach of taking over the system which should not be allowed by the citizens of this community.

Looking at the people that Herenton has appointed to various positions this year shows that his appointing school board members would be a trip down crony lane. He placed two former body guards in director positions, He took Jerry Collins whose background is in sewers and garbage over MLGW. So his appointing ability leaves a lot to be desired.

The City Council is elected by the citizens of Memphis to represent their best interests the decision to cut $70 million from the budget of MCS was very much needed from a system where the people who spend the money have no say so. the board was asked to supply certain documents during the budget meeting and they refused. So this threat of suing is just another approach of thinking that a strong arm approach will work, but it won't because from what I hear from council members nothing will change.

This new council has no fear of Herenton and several of them don't respect him,and at least one wants his job so his meeting with them will be fruitless and this matter will end up in the courts where a judge will decide based on the law whether the funding of MCS has to come from Memphis government or County government.

The threat of the state to take away $443 million dollars in my opinion is just that while I see the state reducing the amount of money it gives to MCS I don't see that state removing all the money, because by state and federal laws they are required to fund education in the state. There has been the threat of a state take over for several years which Herenton is aware of so this newest threat is nothing new, MCS just needs to prepare for cutting it's budget like all businesses have to.

With the FBI looking at Herenton's relationship with E.W. Moon and Lee's Landing Garage, and the missing floor at the FEDEX FORUM, no matter how cool he acts Herenton has to be concerned. Add the fact that the FBI is also looking at John Elkington and Beale Street,and Elkington connection to Herenton and business relationship with Moon both here in Memphis and in Arkansas is the mayor using the issue of MCS to divert attention away from what may be up coming indictments which may also include personal friends?

The council should not bow today to the whims of a mayor who thinks that his PHD gives him the right to think that other then him no one has any ability to lead or make decisions. The council must remember that that work for the citizens of Memphis and not Herenton. They should also not be fazed by his attempt of back dooring Dr. Cash to get the job that no one wanted to give him.

JACKSON MS. MAYOR WANTS JOHN ELKINGTON OFF PROJECT THAT HE'S BEHIND 2 YEARS ON

According to the Clarion Ledger in Jackson Mississippi John Elkington is two years behind on the opening of the Farris Street Project, and mayor Frank Melton wants him off the project. It seems that Elkington is making his way around the country tricking cities into believing that he can develop money making projects.

Mayor Melton is a smart man who now knows that Elkington has lied about what he has done for Beale Street. If Melton allows Elkington to stay around he will steal them blind just like he has done Memphis. Maybe it's become to hard for him to steal any more money from Memphis to finish his Mississippi project.

http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2008806090323

CLICK TO READ THE STORY FROM THE CLARION LEDGER

MLGW PRESIDENT JERRY COLLINS HAS NO BALLS HE'S SCARED TO DISCUSS THE ISSUES OF THE COMPANY HE KNOWS NOTHING ABOUT

After I first start hearing about the problems at MLGW, it became my task to get Jerry Collins President of MLGW on my radio show to discuss issues surrounding the public utility company. When i saw him two weeks ago at his meeting before the City Council I very nicely asked him to appear on the show. This so called public servant told me that he would never appear on my show because he only considered me entertainment and not a reporter or one who deals in news. I stated to Collins that from that moment on " I Would Roast His Ass". And I will.

Jerry Collins is a spineless coward that does not have the "Balls" to address the issue of 32,000 cut offs in the last 90 day, The credit and customer relations problems at MLGW, Why a man with 60 sexual harassment charges against him is still on the job, Why when it was found that Ward Armstead had violated not only a MLGW policy but a Memphis City Government policy he was not immediately terminated,And why MLGW is selective in who they disconnect.

I posted proof of commercial businesses that remained on with balances in the thousands while poor people were being disconnected for just $200, including The Coliseum and properties of Memphis Housing Authority. This coward had his Communication department send out email stating that I was wrong. I further proved that a location that he said he been disconnected since April was still with service and that the company was being hustled into believing that a little lady from South Memphis was now the owner of the 55,00 square foot office building that is still according to records still in the name of the person they say they cut off.

Jerry Collins has stated to some that i will give up on him and MLGW, but apparently Jerry doesn't know me well. I will continue to dig into the happening of MLGW,provide council members with documentations showing that the former head of garbage for the city is not qualified to run a 1.6 billion dollar utility company. Jerry if you need a reference as to how long I'll stay on your ass,Ask John Elkington.......THERE'S MORE TO COME THIS WEEK.

BEALE STREET DEVELOPMENT GOES TO COURT ON WEDNESDAY TO SUE JOHN ELKINGTON FOR $10,000,000

On Wednesday morning at 9AM Judge Donald Harris of Franklin Tennessee a special judge appointed by The State Supreme Court will preside over a case that's been a long time coming. Beale Street Development Corporation the organization that found the financing and lead the revitalization of both downtown Memphis and the Historic Beale Street District. It is not well known but after the downtown area was left in a blighted condition in the 70's the first building built downtown was 380 Beale now known as The Plush Club which was financed and built by BSDC.

The case to be heard on Wednesday morning has BSDC suing Performa Entertainment Real Estate Inc, owned by John Elkington. Performa is the management company hired by BSDC in November of 1982 to manage the Historic District. Performa at no time has ever had a contract with the City of Memphis, but is contractually bound to collect rents from the street and after taking their percentage was to turn over the balance to BSDC which in turn would take out their budget and turn over all other funds to the city.

The reason that this case id going to court is because Elkington HAS NEVER turned over any money to BSDC which in turn means that BSDC has never been able to turn over any funds to the city. For 25 years John Elkington has used these funds as his own,including securing a loan with the leases of the properties of Beale Street for a project outside of Beale Street that Wallace Madewell had to secure after Elkington defaulted. Wallace Madewell and John Elkington both worked for former mayor Wyeth Chandler. When Chandler resigned in 1982 Madewell served as mayor for 20 days during which time he gave BSDC a 52 year control of leases on Beale, but that also included Elkington being the manager of the street. Madewell and Elkington are business partners according to a Louisiana State Charter filed in that state.

BSDC and the City of Memphis are bound by contract together,and one cannot separate the other by terms of the federal agreement that allowed the federal dollars to flow into Memphis to redevelop Beale Street. By those same terms the city has no power to take control of the leases from BSDC without proving that a breach has happened. The City has tried over the years to force BSDC to breach and has tried to cut out the organization all together. In fact the Herenton administration has acted as though they have a contract with Elkington by meeting with and engaging in conversation outside of the scope of what Elkington is allowed by contract with BSDC.

The FBI recently acquired documentations from BSDC concerning E.W.Moon and John Elkington. This is in part due to the fact that nothing can be built in the Historic District without the approval of BSDC. When the FEDEX FORUM was to built Randle Catron Executive Director of BSDC had to sign off so that ground could be broken. Such is also the case in the building of The Westin Hotel, and Lee's Landing. The FBI is duty bound to investigate where the funds of beale Street happen to be since federal funds were used. The FBI is also concerned about whether Herenton has used his influence to secure a contract for Moon.

I'm told by sources that the FBI is also interested in Herenton long time friend Cliff Dates whose stated to be a minority owner in Lee's Landing and who also operates his business out of the same building as Performa. There also is interest in the fact that Dates's Security company CDA. may have had an unfair advantage in securing the contract to provide security for the Mid America Mall. It's been stated that Dates bid was not the lowest and that there was another firm better prepared to do the job at a lesser cost, but that the mayor secured the contract for his friend. It is known that CDA has held the contract for securing MLGW since the tenure of Herenton without bids.

It is my thought as in the case of the missing $20 million from the FEDEX FORUM GARAGE which I know that either Jim Rout or Willie Herenton had to give the okay for the blueprints to be changed so that there would be a missing floor, city government is a party to the reign of terror of John Elkington and just as Elkington has been allowed to receive kickbacks, he has kick backed to someone in the Herenton Administration. There presently is an FBI investigation going on which concerns the relationship between E.W. Moon and Herenton. Moon who was involved in the building of Lee's Landing Garage on Beale is also a business partner of Elkington's in Pine Bluff Arkansas.

The question has to be asked why has the Black mayor never approved A BUDGET during his tenure for BSDC, Why immediately after he took office he sent letters out to various companies seeking a management take over of Beale Street(Which I have Copies Of), Why hasn't the mayor made a statement as to why Elkington has not paid the city one dime in 25 years, why did Elkington after his attorney Richard Rossie was disbarred feel comfortable in selecting Robert Spence as his attorney?

Randle Catron as a young writer for STAX RECORDING COMPANY wrote a song entitled "Your Good Thing Is About To Come To A End" the song was recorded by Mable Johns. I bet when Catron wrote that song years ago he never thought that the man who for 25 years has stolen from him and this city,who has tried to take food from his table, who didn't even want him to sell a corndog on the beale Street to keep BSDC going, would be able to hear that song song to him by a man who has without money, power, or position, stood the test and fought for what he knew was right for BSDC and the tax payers.



CLICK THE DOCUMENTS TO READ THE LAWSUIT

SOURCES STATE THAT HERENTON, ELKINGTON,E.W.MOON,AND CLIFF DATES ARE TARGETS OF A FEDERAL PROBE

Sources stated today that a federal grand Jury will convene on next week and that Willie Herenton, John Elkington, E.W. Moon, and long time Herenton friend and supporter Cliff Dates will be the focus.

The inquiry that is going on by the FBI deals with the building of Lee's Landing Garage and whether a $50,00 property deal between Moon and Herenton was illegal. The FBI went to Beale Street Development Corporation several months ago to retain paper work on the building of the garage. It is also known if the FBI has been following this site that Elkington and Moon are business partners on a project in Arkansas.

Sources also state that there is a concern that Herenton may have used his influence to secure a downtown security contract for his long time friend Cliff Dates. Dates is the owner of CDA Security Company,a local and national security firm that is located on Beale Street. Dates has the contract on The Med America Mall where guards run panhandlers off the street among other duties.It's stated by sources that Dates bid on the service was not the lowest bid and that one of the other companies not only had a lower bid but was better equip to handle the job.

THIS COULD BE THE BIGGEST HIT BY THE FEDS YET IF IT HAPPENS

HAS MLGW BEEN HUSTLED?

In response to my posting commercial accounts of MLGW customers that were 90 days past due with balances of over $5,000 MLGW President Jerry Collins had the Communication Department send out email stating that my facts were wrong and gave ass covering explanations for the accounts.

One of those accounts that Collins said I was wrong about even though the info came from his company was Procure Properties LLC located at 3171 Directors Row. The past due amount for this address was over $11,000. Collins email which I received a copy of states that this address's MLGW services were disconnected in April of this year. Today I had a business meeting across the street at an insurance company when I noticed that there were lights on in the building and the window blinds were blowing as if the air conditioning was on.

I asked the people that I was visiting with had they noticed if the power had been cut out at the building,and I was told that the power had not been off but that a MLGW worker had told them that he cut off the water to the building on last week. This sent off a bell in my investigated mind so I started to do just that.

I made a call to MLGW and was told that the power had been disconnected in April but had been turned back on in the name of Mildred Hodges. MLGW stated that Procure Properties was no longer the owner of the property and that Hodges was the new owner so the $11,000 bill could not be passed on to her.

Well this information really made me interested in whether or not MLGW had dropped the ball and was being suckered. I ask the people that I was visiting if I could use their computer and they said yes. First I wanted to know who Hodges was and found that she was a small insurance company owner. In fact when I called her using the pretext that I needed health insurance she stated that no one would be in that could handle that until the 2ist of this month. I ran the tags on her car parked outside the building and found that she owned a $50,000 house in South Memphis. Bells started to ring even louder.

Checking the Property Assessor site I found that the property was still in the name of Procure Properties of Coral Springs Fl. So at that point I checked the County Registar's site to see if there had been an transfer of the property to Hodges,and there was not. I also found out that Hodges had been a tenant in a very small office in the building for several months even prior to April.

It is doubtful that Hodges is the owner of the 55,000 square foot office building that is valued at over $2million dollars. In fact records show that the building was just sold to Procure in 2006 for $2,660,000 and that there has been no other action on the building.

MLGW stated that Hodges was to have a sign contract and a $20,000 deposit in by June 10, as of Thursday evening neither the contract or the $20,000 had been turned in. MLGW stated that her meter was read for the first time on Thursday and that her bill is not due until July 1,2008 which at that time her bill and the $20,000 is due, although she can have up to 6 months to pay the deposit if she makes arrangements.

It is my opinion that Procure Properties still owns the almost vacant office building, in fact Hodges and a club called 'Sharons" are the only people occupying the building. I farther believe that Procure is using Hodges as a front so as not to pay MLGW the $11,000 that is due. I THINK ON THIS ONE MLGW HAS BEEN HAD

City Tells Robert Spence That He Cannot Serve As John Elkington's Attorney

The City of memphis has told Attorney Robert Spence that as a former city attorney he can not represent John Elkington in a lawsuit filed by Beale Street Development Corporation. Having served as a city attorney with his name on many documents concerning BSDC and Elkington , Spence would have a conflict of interest in the matter that is going to court on Wednesday.

JOHN ELKINGTON WANTS BEALE STREET MERCHANTS TO PAY $235,000 FOR SECURITY BUT BEALE STREET DEVELOPMENT REMINDS HIM HE HAS NO POWER TO MAKE THE DEAL

John Elkington wants Beale Street merchants to pay $235,000 for security for The Historic district which includes hiring City of Memphis police officers. According to Onzie Horne Executive Director of the merchants association Elkington stated to him that starting this month the merchants would have to pay him 15% of the 26 week security fee.The 15% kick back means that Elkington would make $35,250 off the merchants.

On Tuesday morning John Elkington met with police Director Larry Godwin in reference to the hiring of Police officers, but Godwin needs to be aware that Elkington does not have the authority to make a deal with the police department and more than likely would end up like the City of Memphis, UNPAID.

Randle Catron Executive Director of The Beale Street Development Corporation has sent a letter to Elkington reminding him that according to their contract BSDC must approve any and all security services,which they have not. Catron also reminds Elkington that this attempt to hire security is another example of Elkington trying to by pass the authority of BSDC,and that the organization does not approve of his plans.

MLGW CUTS OFF CUSTOMER FOR JUST $5.00

on yesterday I received the following email from Trenise Becton a customer of MLGW which reads:



MLG&W cut my utilites off for $5.00 last week so I am ready for a change. My aunt told me that they will cut you off for change so they don't care and it's only in urban areas. They are working out payment plans in economically elevated area's.



Tired of the Bull



After receiving the email I asked the lady to provide me with her address so that her story could be verified, here's what she replied:


trenise becton to me show details 3:22 PM (8 hours ago) Reply

3620 Hallbrook Street. I have the paperwork. The credit councelor told me that I had to pay $825.00. I borrowed the money to the tune of $820.00 yet MLG&W disconnected my services for the $5.00 differance. I called the customer service department and the person on the line stated that since I did not pay the full $825.00 my services were interrupted. It was hot last week and I have small children living with me. I had to make other arrangments for them unitl I could pay the bill 72 hours later. She explained that I could not do that and that Mr. Collins had threatened them with the loss of their jobs if they deviated from the new guidelines. Oh yea, you know the program to assist MLG&W customers who are experiencing problems paying their utility bills exclues the employees of the City of Memphis. Those employes need help as well the big salaries are on the top but those on the bottom must suffer.

Tired of the Bill



Jerry Collins would be dangerous if he had a brain, but since he does, not it is now known that he is a danger to rate payers in Memphis and Shelby Count Why would our 1.6 billion dollar company who is able to give away $30 million for a project that never got off the ground be concerned about the poor. A lawsuit against Collins and MLGW is on the horizion.

ELKINTON HAS NO AUTHORITY TO HIRE POLICEMEN

If the City Of Memphis Police department has entered into an agreement with John Elkington to be paid to secure Beale Street, that agreement is not worth the paper it's written on because Elkington does not have the authority to enter into the agreement without the permission of Beale Street Development Corporation,and BSDC has not given that authority.

I have posted that part of Elkington's contract with BSDC which shows that Elkington as the lessor has the over responsibility for the commercial aspects of Beale Street.which includes leasing and management. The contract states "It is agreed that certain independent contractors engaged by lessee shall be approved by BSDC pursuant to specifications mutually developed and agreed upon by BSDC". The contract goes on to state what areas that that clause applies to,and as you can read security is at the top of the list.

Also in a letter to BSDC dated April 14,1982 months before the contract between Elkington and BSDC was signed, he states in a letter that "BSDC should have primary control of the mangement company on Beale Street, the security and advertising. Elkington who is attempting to recieve a 15% from the merchants according to Onzie Horne Executive Director of The Beale Street Merchants Association is continuing his reign on Beale the street where for 25 years he has refused to pay the city its money, where he has turned handy Park into his own for profit attraction, Where he receives kick backs from Pepsi and Budweiser by only allowing their products to be sold on the street, where he received an undisclosed amout a money to give the naming rights to Handy Park, Has to be stopped. If Larry Godwin becomes a party to Elkington he makes the city liable to legal action.

Beale Street is a city street protecting it is the job of the police like any other street in Memphis. Why should the police charge merchants for non Beale Street events? The bill that was posted for May has nothing to do with any special events on Beale but events held in the downtown area.Memphis in May is not a Beale Street event the overflow from downtown events on the street should not cost the merchants. It is understandable that when Beale Street events take place that perhaps there should be a cost But these events are events where The Beale Street Merchants Association have filed permits for an event. Beale Street merchants shouldn't have to pay just because other events downtown have driven people to the street.

SIDENOTE: ON JUNE 18,2008 BSDC WILL BE TAKING ELKINGTON AND HIS COMPANY PERFORMA ENTERTAINMENT AND REAL ESTATE COMPANY TO COURT ON THE THIRD FLOOR OF THE COURT HOUSE IN THE STATE SUPREME COURT. BSDC WILL BE ASKING THAT ALL RENTS COLLECTED GO INTO RECIEVERSHIP AND NOT INTO THE POCKETS OF ELKINGTON. EVEN THOUGH ELKINGTON WISHES TO SETTLE THE MATTER OUT OF COURT....BSDC HAS NO INTENTIONS OF DOING ANYTHING BUT GOING BEFORE THE COURT.

STUDENTS POSING INSTEAD OF LEARNING

The posted pictures were taken inside a local Memphis City School by a student. The pics show that at the time these young ladies did not have their mind on reading, writing, or arithmetic. The young ladies were posing for the camera. I wonder what else happen in the locker room. Dr. Cash you've got a job on your hands.

It would seem from viewing these pics that were sent to me by a parent who saw them that some of the young ladies in MCS and Shelby County Schools need mentors and parents to keep their minds on education and not sex and boys. Even though these females are Black the very same things are happening with females of other races in the school systems. We all saw the pictures of the "Dirty Dancing" that took place at Mitchell High School,in fact the nation saw them, hopefully the systems will put a program in place that will put something in their heads so that they will not be tempted to place a baby in their stomachs.

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The Clintons And Rev. Jeremiah Wright Were Friends So Did They Use Him to Attempt To Discredit Obama?

It was my feeling when Rev, Jeremiah Wright was the focus of attention several months ago that Hillery and Bill Clinton were behind it all. I believe that Hillery was so desperate to become president that Bill and hillery sought to discredit Barack Obama to serve their own selfish agenda.

As the picture of Wright and Clinton shows along with the letter, Bill Clinton knew Wright. Do you believe that the Clintons used Wright to attempt to destroy Obama's bid to make history?

POLICE CHARGING TO PROTECT AND SERVE BEALE STREET AND JOHN ELKINGTON ASK MERCHANTS FOR 15% KICK BACK

Even though Beale Street is city street The City of Memphis is charging the merchants on Beale to "Protect And Serve". John Elkington has sent The Beale Street Merchants Association an invoice for $34,020.00 for police services.

Onzie Horne Executive Director of The Beale Street Merchants stated that Elkington stated if merchants refuse to pay they will be violating their lease. Horne also states that Elkington told him that as of this month the merchants will also have to pay him 15% of the police charge monthly for "administrative cost" AKA KICK BACK."

But why should the merchants have to pay for police protection on a city street? Are the Belz's being charged by the city for police services around Peabody Place? I think not. Elkington met with Police Director Larry Godwin on Tuesday morning was the meeting to figure out how they're going to split the pie?

The salaries that are paid to police officers,and the taxes paid to the city should be enough to get the police to provide protection on a city street. Some of the officers being used on Beale are $1.00 a year reserve officers, so where does the rate of money to pay the police come in?

Dealing with John Elkington one must question whether or not he's collecting the money for himself and not even paying the police. Surely mayor Herenton would not allow his police department to charge for services that the police is obligated to provide to the citizens of this city. And surely the mayor would not be a part of Elkington receiving a kick back for the services of the police department.

The merchants on Beale are tired of the reign of terror that Elkington is placing on them but feel that they have been left to his mercy by the city. According to Elkington's contract with The Beale Street Development Corporation no security on the street is to be provided or paid for without their permission, but John has no regards for contract or the law so he has violated the agreement which placed the Police department and Larry Godwin as parties to the breach.

If Godwin has joined Elkington in this rip off he places the city on the road to a lawsuit because Elkington does not have the authority according to his contract with BSDC to make any security agreement with the city. But Godwin should be made to explain why he is charging the merchants of Beale Street for services that they should be providing for free. Godwin should also be asked why is he a party to providing police services for a fee that allows Elkington to charge 15% for those services.

Elkington also in violation of his contract with BSDC has also hired Brownard Security Company to provide security on the street you will see on the posted invoice that he has charged the merchants $13,244.86 for those services. What has to be done to get Elkington off Beale Street?

CLICK ON DOCUMENT TO ENLARGE

SIDENOTE: THE CITY ALSO DOES NOT PROVIDE CLEANUP FOR BEALE STREET. JOHN ELKINGTON HAS WASTE MANGEMENT COMPANY CLEANING THE STREET. I WONDER HOW MUCH OF A KICK BACK DOES HE GET FROM THE TRASH MAN? ALSO TONIGHT I WILL POST THE PORTION OF ELKINGTON'S CONTRACT WITH BSDC THAT DOES NOT ALLOW HIM TO ENTER INTO ANY ARRANGEMENT WITH THE CITY OF MEMPHIS POLICE DEPARTMENT.

MLGW TRIES TO COVER IT'S ASS WITH EXPLANATIONS WHY CITY PROPERTIES HAVE NOT PAID THEIR BILLS

Of the listed commercial accounts that I received with accounts over 90 days past due with balances over $5000 from MLGW only five remain in service with three of them being City of Memphis properties. Memphis Housing Authority has construction work done at 850 Firestone that has left them owing 258,885.66. MLGW gives Memphis Housing a pass on this bill because it's not metered service and states that they are working on the bill with city attorneys. The question is can any other construction company get away with a $258, 885 bill? And even if it was construction work Memphis Housing Authority still owes the bill.

Memphis Housing Authority also owes $33,436,91 at 620 S. Lauderdale. MLGW states that this bill involves one meter and is in dispute. So are we to believe that in 90 days MLGW does not know whether or not a meter is working? With such a high balance one would think that MLGW would be doing everything possible to solve the supposed problem and collect or disconnect.

Murdock Printing Company which was located at 430 Monroe is out of business and the building is vacant but services are still on. Why? Because MLGW states that they don't have acess to the building. How many of the 32,000 homes did MLGW have to gain access to to disconnect? If the building is vacant whats the problem? are the meters on the inside? Can't the power be disconnected at the pole? Another lie from Collins and his cronies to cover their ass.

The Mid South Coliseum has a 90 day past due balance of $23,510.82. which MLGW is trying to explain away by stating that the bill is in dispute and they are waiting a legal opinion. Most rate payers of MLGW dispute their high bills each month but do we get to wait a legal opinion before we are disconnected? HELL NAW, we have no recourse but to pay the bill, Another lie by Jerry Collins and his cronies to cover their ass. Jerry Collins does not have the experience to run MLGW, when will the mayor place a person over this $1.6 billion company that knows what he or she is doing?

Jerry even thoigh you have stated to your employees that this site is a joke, I am aware that you had your Comminications Department send out emails on yesterday to counter the information posted here. Well get ready to keep them busy. Here's the request that I sent this morning:

Good morning Ms. Burch I am requesting a list of all commercial accounts that are 60 days past due that STILL HAVE SERVICE and their balances. I am also requesting a list of all City of Memphis properties such as as City Hall, all Memphis Housing Authority properties, all police precincts, and all MLGW properties.

Thanks
Thaddeus

JOHN ELKINGTON IS MAKING W.C. HANDY PLAY THE BLUES AGAIN

The once bronze statue of W.C. Handy, Father of The Blues that stands in the Pepsi Pavilion on Beale Street has become a faded image covered in tree sap and mold. This neglect has come because the City of Memphis turned over the park to John Elkington for just ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR.

For several years now Elkington and his for profit company Performa Entertainment and Real Estate has used the park to further enrich Elkington who has refused to pay the city anything in 25 years. Recently I sent someone to Performa stating to them that they would like to use the park for an outside event. Darran Fant of Performa told the person that to use the park would cost $2500.

John Elkington sold the naming rights to the park for a yet undisclosed figure to both Pepsi and prior to Budweiser, all money that he has kept in his pockets. This deal with the city took place while Elkington and former city councilman Ricky Peete were working together. Peete was also the Executive Director of The Beale Street Merchants Association, An organization with a Political Action Committee that made donations to other city council persons. I have through a council person been attempting to get a copy of that agreement and even the council person has been stone walled. What now will the council do about the statue?

The condition of the Handy statue is a disgrace but then so is what this city has allowed John Elkington to do.

32,656 CUSTOMERS OF MLGW HAVE BEEN DISCONNECTED IN THE LAST 90 DAYS WHILE CERTAIN COMMERCIAL ACCOUNTS WITH BALANCES OF $5000 OR MORE WERE LEFT ON

Under the Tennessee Open Records Act on Saturday I requested the list of MLGW customers that have been disconnected over the last 90 days to compare them with the list of commercial customers that are 90 days days past due with balances of $5000 or more. This afternoon I received that list that comprised of 628 pages with 52 customers to a page. This means that while certain commercial businesses were left on 32,656 customers were disconnected.

City Council woman Wanda Halbert appeared on my show on Monday and was surprised as I printed off the 628 pages during the broadcast. Halbert stated that the operation of MLGW has been a concern to her and other council persons and that President Jerry Collins has a lot to give in account for. Halbert stated during the show that while some at MLGW think that they are a separate entity from the city that the charter and a opinion by City Attorney Elbert Jefferson states differently.

I suggested to Halbert that Jerry Collins needs to be replaced with a person who has a knowledge of the utility industry and has a desire to treat all customers equally. Halbert stated that after seeing the huge number of cut off and the list of commercial accounts that are not being treated the same as other residential and commercial accounts that she will be contacting mayor Willie Herenton with her concerns.

Halbert also was concern at how MLGW is guesstimating utility bills and wonders if MLGW is using this tactic to bleed customers. Many times the customers of MLGW are not having their meters read but are having their bills guessed at which seems to be an unfair act. MLGW had $32million dollars to give away to rich power brokers for MEMPHIS NETWORKS, a project that failed so why is it that MLGW will not hire meter readers?

When a customer is disconnected that customer has to pay at least a $100.00 reconnect fee. If the 32,656 had there services reconnected at a rate of at least $100.oo MLGW received $3,265,600 out the backs of the rate payers that owned the company. MLGW is a $1.6 billion a year company so why is it headed by the former head garbage collector?

I will be present at next weeks City Council meeting and will present the list of cut offs to the council meeting which Jerry Collins will have to attend. It's time to oust Collins and bring in some one who knows the job. It's time for the council to take control of MLGW and change policies to protect rate payers from the robbery of the community that is taking place. If the City of Memphis does not pay it's MLGW bills how can that same government's ulilty company cut off

any one else?

I DID NOT POST ANY OF THE CUSTOMERS NAMES OR BALANCES TO PROTECT THEIR PRIVACY, BUT I AM PASSING ON THE LIST TO AN ATTORNEY WHO IS PREPARING TO SUE MLGW AND JERRY COLLINS FOR SELECTIVE CUT OFFS. THIS IS NOT ABOUT A BLACK OR WHITE THING ,ITS ABOUT THE RIGHT THING.

WANDA HALBERT TO APPEAR TODAY ON "EXPRESS YOURSELF"

City Council woman Wanda Halbert will be my guest today on "Express Yourself". We will discuss the funding of Memphis City Schools, MLGW and Jerry Collins, and why Police Director Larry Godwin is rumored to be upset with her because she wants the Police hiring to be handled like all other divisions of city government, through Human Resources and not through him and his cronies.

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SOURCES STATE THAT FBI RAIDED THE HOME OF FORMER PRESIDENT OF MEMPHIS POLICE ASSOCIATION

Sources state that on Friday morning the FBI raided the home of former Memphis Police Association President Tommy Turner. I am told that the Feds were looking for documentation that will aid in their investigation of where 100's of thousands of MPA's missing funds happens to be.It was found that there is no accountability for checks paid out,and also documents showing where funds belonging to certain checking and saving accounts cannot be found.

The MPA has no idea how much money the organization is suppose to have. It was found out that the organization was receiving credit card statements,but didn't know who has the credit cards.The group is looking at Turner and Secretary to the Treasurer Billy Roberts as the persons who should know where the MPA's money happens to be.

The MPA asked for an investigation from the State Comptroller where the organization's book will be audited. There is no doubt that thousands of dollars can not be accounted for,and that the books have been mishandled,and that there has been an abuse of credit cards. There could be criminal charges in the future of Larry Godwin's close friend. Also members found out that MPA credit cards have paid traffic tickets for political dignitaries.

Sources believe that Godwin and his former business partner in the fence building business,who also was the best man in his wedding are presently in business together again in an restaurant on Whitten Road. Source state that Turner is very nervous after having his home raided and that the sins of Turner could come back to haunt Godwin.

IT'S TIME FOR THE RATE PAYERS TO STOP JERRY COLLINS FROM DANCING AROUND ISSUES AND FILE A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT

When Willie Herenton selected Joseph Lee to become the president of MLGW there was a public outcry that Lee was not qualified to go from the Finance department to the head of a billion dollar company. The public was correct in that Lee had no utility experience and perhaps a person with knowledge of the industry should be in charge.

But when Herenton selected Jerry Collins who was in charge of garbage collecting in the city to head the very same company there was no outcry. Collins like Lee brought no experience to the job at all. On Tuesday in a city council committee meeting Jerry Collins could answer no questions presented to him, he had to constantly refer question to staff members he brought along. So the question must be asked whose really in charge at MLGW? Is Collins just a face while someone else is running the company.

I have proven that Collins is allowing selective cut offs, I posted a list of commercial accounts that as of last Thursday were 90 days past due with balances of more than $5000. Why are these businesses still connected with such high balances when the poor and elderly are cut off for just being a week past due with a balance of $100.00? In fact all businesses are not treated as the customers posted. If the Memphis Housing Authority can't pay their utility bills then they should be treated as any other customer.

It's time to place someone at the helm of MLGW who has knowledge of the industry and will treat all ratepayers equally. Maybe it's time for the citizens of Memphis to file a class action lawsuit demanding equal treatment from MLGW. If the policy is if you don't pay your bill you will be disconnected then the policy should not be selective. I have requested under The Tennessee Open Records Act the list of customers who have been disconnected in the last 90 days with the amount that they were cut off for. It's normal for me to receive information within 2-3 days so lets see if Collins trys to stall the process,and I will get the word if he does.

It's time to stop Collins from dancing around the issues at MLGW, he refuses to respond to the 60 EEOC complaints filed against Clint Richardson, He refuses to respond to whether or not he is versed on utility business which if he is not he should be removed. The city council approved Collins solely on the basis that Willie Herenton wanted him,not based on what is best for the rate payers. Why is it that Herenton refuses to place someone who knows the industry over our billion dollar a year utility company. It's time for Jerry Collins to go.

SIDE NOTE: A Class Action Lawsuit against MLGW in the interest of all rate payers may just be filed this week, with a request for a Temporary Restraining Order requesting that all cut offs be discontinued until the matter is heard in court.

MLGW President Jerry Collins Allowing Selective Cutoffs

MLGW President Jerry Collins in a City Council committee meeting on Tuesday stated that all customers are treated equally. He stated that commercial customers are treated no differently than residential customers, but according to MLGW records Collins lied to the members of the council. I requested under the Tennessee Open Records Act on Wednesday a list of all the MLGW customers that were 90 days past due with a balance of $5000 and over.

I have submitted for your viewing the commercial customers with a balance over $5000 that's past due 90 days. The strange thing about these customers is that their services are still on. How many residential customers can carry large balances for 3 months and maintain their services?

MLGW is opening itself to a lawsuit by practicing selective cut offs.How can Collins allow the poor and the elderly to be cut off when city agencies such as Memphis Housing Authority at two locations carry a balance of over $300,000? Why is the Coliseum allowed to have a $23,000 balance? CLICK ON DOCUMENT TO ENLARGE

CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS HERE'S THE PROOF, WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO TO MAKE SURE ALL MLGW CUSTOMERS ARE TREATED THE SAME?

BEALE STREET MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION SHOULD NOT BE LEFT OUT OF INVESTIGATION BY THE CITY AND THE FEDS

The Feds and the City Of Memphis can not bypass The Beale Street Merchants Association in their investigation into why John Elkington has not paid the city one dime in 25 years. Those investigating this matter should remember that former city councilman Rickey Peete served as Executive Director until his indictment. It most also be remembered that Joe Cooper was tied to both Peete and Elkington who has allowed Cooper to operate at least 4 businesses on the street.

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t is also reported that Elkington gave the BSMA $30,000 a few years ago, was the money funneled through tha association to give to Peete as a payoff for keeping the city off his back? The books of the BSMA should be checked, in fact what didn't the city subpeona this organizations records? Why wouldn't the very group that promotes events with Elkington be checked since both the association and Elkington share in the wealth of events.

BSMA was receiving yearly grants of $100,000 from the city(which I have the documents to prove it) and also has a Political Action Committee, that contribute money to political campaigns to politicians including every member of the then city council. Where is the accounting of where and how this money was spent? It is well known that Peete who served as both a council member and Director of BSMC made sure the grants were given yearly and with the association contributing to the council members the grants were never questioned.

On Thursday the BSMA held a meeting sources state that Preston Lamm the president of the organization and owner and partner in over 5 businesses on Beale was complaining about what the Chancery Court was asking for the businesses to submit. The source states that Lamm was trying to figure out how not to have to turn over all the financial records that are being requested. Surely Lamm must know that he and other who fellow his foolish advice can be held in contempt.

Lamm who has a BS degree in accounting and finance was John Elkington's accountant prior to opening businesses on Beale, so does Lamm have a reason to be concerned? If Lamm was handling Elkington's books, and Elkington has not paid the city in 25 years it's certain that Lamm must know something about where the money has gone. As in the way that Al Capone was finally caught and imprisoned it was the bookkeeper. So the FBI and the City of Memphis must surely make sure that BSMA is also sent an subpeona.

Added to this puzzle is Wallace Madewell who like Elkington worked for Wyeth Chandler when he was mayor. Madewell who was the CAO of the city during the tenure of Chandler served as mayor for 20 days when Chandler resigned to serve as a judge, During his 20 days in office Madewell signed a contract on behalf of Memphis giving Beale Street Development Corp.a 52 year lease knowing that his good friend Elkington was getting the mangement contract and control of the leases.

It is also known That Madewell is a business partner of Elkington,and is shown on a Louisiana state business charter as a Director along with Elkington on the Performa Entertainment and Real estate document. The Louisiana project was called the "Red River Project" So the government should be asking was their a willful intent to defraud both the City of Memphis and the federal government, by Madewell. But not only was Madewell a partner in the project,Elkington's attorney until he was recently disbarred for misuse of a client's money J. Richard Rossie is listed as the secretary on the charter.

The investigators should also ask Madewell about the time several years ago when he bailed Elkington out by paying off a loan that Germantown bank was suing Elkington for after he defaulted. Elkington had used the Beale Street leases as collateral for a private venture.

Elkington's contract with Beale Street Development Corp. gave him 45 days to cure before being in breach. Madewell knew that this was Beale Steet Development's chance to get rid of Elkington so he paid the loan that was in the hundreds of thousands of dollars off.

THE PLOT THICKENS AND I'VE GOT MORE TO COME

CASH PROVES ME WRONG

On Sunday I wrote that Kriner Cash may not be the best person to lead Memphis City Schools because in Dade County Florida he is not the Super,and in his tenure as the Super in Martha Vineyard he only had 6 schools and 2300 students to supervise. But after receiving an email from his son concerning his record and after listening to him on Thursday night, I must say that I was mistaken.

In a personal conversation with Cash after his community question and answer session he stated to me that he will not allow the politics of this city to interfere with the education of children. He also stated that students who have made up their minds to misbehave and cause other children not to learn will not be in MCS. His presentation before the audience was vibrant and exciting and it is my prediction that Kriner Cash will be selected by the board to become the new Super.

TRUSTEE CANDIDATE LIES ABOUT HIS POLITICAL PARTY AND OWES $67,833.00 TO THE VERY OFFICE HE'S RUNNING FOR

As you ride around South Memphis and Whitehaven you will see dozens of the campaign signs of M. Latroy Williams, Candidate for Shelby County Trustee. The signs are nice but Williams himself is a political fraud. You will notice on his sign that he states "REAL DEMOCRAT" buy yet as proven in the document from the Shelby County Election Commission he's running as an INDEPENDENT candidate.

Williams hope is that he is able to fool the Black community into voting for him based on the lie that he is telling and the fact that he is Black. Sadly he knows that many in the Black community will take the word of a sign and not do the research themselves, But now his cover has been blown and I will may it my business on my radio show to take my audience inform about his shady politics.

Beside the fact that Williams has already proven himself to be a liar the other reason that Williams should not be elected to the Trustee's position is because he owes the very office that he is running for $67,833.69 Is it Williams intent if by some act of God he's elected he could push a button and erase his debt? The debt to the Trustee's office is on a business that Williams owns. Williams has also lost property to tax sales by the Trustee's office. Williams can not be trusted and should not receive a vote from a single person in Shelby County.

Don't Be Fooled By The Hype

The budget for Memphis City Schools is nearly $1 billion, the money that the city was giving the system only represents about 10% of the money that they receive. So in times like we are having not only in this city but in this country why is so hard for the system to cut back? Enlarge the graph to see how MCS spends its money.

John Elkington Is In Business Around The Country, Did He Use Beale Street Funds To Finance His Out Of Town Ventures?

Since the FBI and the City of Memphis is looking into the business affairs of John Elkington and his company Performa Entertainment Corp to find out where millions that should have went to the city of Memphis went,I thought I would give them a hand.

Elkingon is chartered and is operating in various cities around the country,but the question is did Elkington used dollars that should be coming to this city to finance those projects.

1. I noticed on one of the charters that Wallace Madewell is a business partner of Elkington. What I fine real interesting is the fact that it was Madewell who in 1989 came up with the 52 year lease idea in the Historic District. What I also find interesting also is the fact that both He and John Elkington worked for Wyeth Chandler who was mayor at the time of the redevelopment of beale Street

It was Madewell who suggested to BCDC to hire Elkington to manage Beale Street and gave him a 52 year sublease. So was there a conspiracy planned by Madewell who served as mayor for 20 days after Chandler resigned in 1989? Was a deal cut with Elkington by Madewell to put him in a position to steal from the citizens of Memphis.

The City attorneys and the feds should check into the various companies that Elkington has set up over the years and track the money and see if profits from Beale have been used in other cities around the country. As you will note from the charters that Elkington used his Beale Street address that he was only paying $1.00 a year for as the management company for Beale Street to operate his businesses in other cities, He also used staff that was hired for Memphis to work on deals around the USA. which is a breach of his contract with BSDC. John Elkington has enriched himself off the backs of the citizens of Memphis it's time now for a real crook to be indicted. Maybe John will plead guilty and save the taxpayers the cost of an trial

SIDENOTE: All the businesses on Beale received their subpoenas on yesterday. But I noticed that several Beale street locations are not being made to submit their records. Handy's Bar,both locations of Beale Street Gifts, and CDA Security owned by Cliff Dates close friend of Willie Herenton.

OPERATION PUSH LEADER L. LIE-SIMBA GRAY HAS PROVEN THAT HE CARES NOTHING ABOUT CHILDREN,SO HIS GROUP'S LAWSUIT IS ALL ABOUT THEIR PROMOTION

Rev. L.Lie-Simba Gray and his organization attempted to overthrow the vote of the city council on Wednesday by filing for injunctive relief in Chancery Court. Chancellor Kenny Armstrong refused to order the city to continue funding Memphis City Schools. I find it real strange that the President which is Gray wants to pretend that he cares about children when he operated an unlicensed daycare center at his church where he took money from parents who thought that there children were in a licensed and insured center,

Lie-imba remember this:

In Feb,2000 The department of Human Services raided New Sardis Baptist Church Daycare Center,which is pastored by L.Lie-simba Gray. There DHS found nearly 100 children in an unlicensed daycare center. Because it is illegal to operate a center without a license DHS had acquired a court injunction to shut him down(Of which I have supplied you a copy).

Politically connected Gray had operated and endangered the safety of those children for over a year. Endangered? Yes because had anything happened tragically at the center,there would not have been any insurance to cover them,because a unlicensed center can not carry insurance to cover a day care center.Parents who had there children enrolled in this center had no idea that their children were in an unlicensed facility.

This pastor was probably receiving over $600,000 per year by endangering children and deceiving parents.Even though DHS closed him down he did not stop endangering the children. A member of the church who first told me about this PIMP IN THE PULPIT, told me of how he took the children across state lines daily to a church on Hacks Cross road. The Member followed the van daily to keep record of the Pastor's deception.So what did Gray do? He got a license,One would think that with DHS closing down the center that there would be a investigation,before Gray could acquire a license. You would also think that it would take months before he could receive a license,like most persons who want to open a center have to.But Lie-Simba Gray was able to get a state license in 3 DAYS!!. How?

Because he had a State Senator walk his license through. The Church member stated that former Senator Roscoe Dixon Showed up at the church the following Sunday morning,and Gray proclaimed over the pulpit how grateful to God he was to have a friend like Senator Dixon who was able to get New Sardis a license in 3 Days.Now how did this happen? How was Dixon able to get a center that had operated without a license a license to operate? Why was Gray never arrested? Why when DA Bill Gibbons was so hard on those who left children in vans,did he not go after Gray?Did Gray pay Dixon to get the license? Did Dixon violate his office in walking this license through? WAS A BRIBE INVOLVED?

How do I know that the member is telling the truth? Because once I found put about what happened,I called the then Senator,and asked him if he in fact did help Lie-Simba get a license. HE TOLD ME YES,HE WAS JUST HELPING A CONSTITUENT. BUT HOW MUCH DID THAT HELP COST? And why would Dixon want to help someone who had endangered children and took money from parents under false pretenses? I GUESS THE OTHER CONSTITUENTS DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO GIVE.

Operation PUSH has no student mentoring program, or has been seen doing anything in the community to benefit students,but yet because cameras are rolling Gray and his kiss ass crony State Representative G.A. Hardaway see the chance to see their names in print. Gray and his group have not explained to those who would seek to follow them down a path of self service that the Memphis City Schools budget is nearly $1 billon a year and that the cut back does not gut the school system but only removes about 10% from their coffers.

The information that I have documented proves that Gray does not care about children and that he and his organization only cares about themselves. It had been rumored that Jessie Jackson the founder of PUSH was coming to town, but I guess no one had his $15,000 fee available to bring him in.

JOE COOPER SENDS THREATS TO ME, BUT HE'S ALSO CONNECTED TO JOHN ELKINGTON AND BEALE STREET.

The infamous Joe Cooper the crying witness used by the FBI to attempt to set up former city councilman Edmund Ford sent me a message through Randle Catron Director of The Beale Street Development Corporation. In a conversation on yesterday while he was trying to get Catron to give him a $100 he stated his disgust for me and how he was going to try "To Fuck Me Up".

Since he told Catron who has no plans of giving him one dime that he didn't care if he told me what he said,Catron did just that. It seems that Cooper is upset over the reports that I wrote about him on this blog and my relationship with Ford.

I told Catron who like many have known Cooper for years that he should tell Cooper if he calls again that he does not wish to have any conversations with him. Joe Cooper became associated with Catron through his dealings on Beale Street. Cooper has had at least four failed businesses on the street over the years. Is it possible that Cooper is trying to set up Catron for John Elkington who has to know by now that the FBI is investigating Beale Street?

Catron who is in his 70's and a former song writer for Stax Records states that he has fought to hard over the years to survive on Beale to allow the likes of a Joe Cooper to even think that he would do anything illegal, because if he was after money he would have taken money years ago when Elkington and Former city councilman Ricky Peete were trying to get him off the street.

Since Cooper was able to set Peete up and send him to Federal prison,and since Cooper also has a relationship with John Elkington, Doesn't it seem possible that cooper may also have played a role in the missing millions from Beale Street? And since Cooper is hoping for a deal to cut his prison time,and Rickey Peete would love to cut some of his time, Should John Elkington be concerned about who may give him up first. ............As for Cooper's threats to me, HE CAN KISS MY ASS.

SIDENOTE: Joe Cooper had a lease on 326 Beale under the name of Cooper's mangement which he subleased to strip club kingpin Brent Perry who died in June of 2005 Perry also had the late Judge Floyd Peete as a business partner in two daycare centers. Cooper also at one time had a lease on the building at Fourth and beale(Old club Royale). and also the building where presently Dyer's hamburgers is located. Here's a question for the FBI , Why would John Elkington keep doing business with Cooper when all of Cooper's businesses failed?

BARACK OBAMA MAKES HISTORY

Never in my life time did I ever expect to see a Black man on the verge of becoming the first Black elected as President Of The United States. On Tuesday Barack Obama reached the needed number of delegates to become the democratic candidate for the house. It is my intent when Obama wins in November to travel to Washington and watched him sworn in, in fact i want to broadcast live on such a memorable date in history.

Will Obama's winning be a cake walk,of course not. i even expect a number of White democrats to crossover because of their bigotry and hatred, but I believe that there are enough Americans of all colors that just may be ready to make a change in this country and to be lead to that change by a man of color.

As for Hillery I don't think that she should be considered for VP, having her as VP is also to have Bill Clinton as an influence in the White House,something this country does not need. Her statement today of saying she would take the job even though she has not been asked shows that her agenda is about herself and not the party or the country.

WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS?

"THE BEALE STREET BANDIT" AND E.W. MOON ARE BUSINESS PARTNERS

The FBI requested of Beale Street development any and all paper work concerning E.W. Moon and his involvement with projects within the Historic district,which Director Randle Catron turned over. Moon who has ties to mayor Willie Herenton is also connected to The Beale Street Bandit" John Elkington not only in Memphis but in Arkansas.

Speaking of Elkington and Moon's business partnership, the two are partner's in a Pine Bluff Arkansas project, in fact a newspaper article in Pine Bluff dated September 23,2007 entitled "9 County Area Chases Dreams Of A New Dawn" states: A Pine Bluff native, Elvin Moon, has bought about 15 downtown buildings in the hopes of revitalizing the downtown district. He’s working with friend and consultant John Elkington, who is the chief executive officer of Performa Entertainment Real Estate, which managed the restoration of Beale Street from a dilapidated stretch of road to Memphis’ top tourist attraction.

“Mr. Moon is probably doing more for Pine Bluff than anyone I’ve ever known, and I was on the City Council for 12 years [from 1992 to 2004 ],” said Dale Dixon, who is working with Moon on the development. “He puts his money where his mouth is.”

Had this article not appeared the relationship between Moon and Elkington might have been hid due to the fact that Moon has set up an "Foreign For Profit Corporation" (which I have Posted). this type of filing allows a company to hide it's assets and business partners..and does not have to follow the corporation laws of the state it operates in.

It's reported that Moon is to appear before a federal Grand jury.will his appearance lead to Elkington's indictment and the indictment of others?

COMING TONIGHT JOHN ELKINGTON'S PERFORMA BUSINESS CHARTERS AROUND THE COUNTRY

VALERIE WHAT NAME ARE YOU GOING TO CALL YOUR HUBBY?

Valerie Calhoun is the morning anchor for FOX 13 and the wife of John Elkington. During the trials of poli-trick-ans indicted in the various FBI stings Calhoun has called those persons crooks, and bad guys. I wonder what she will call her husband when his name appears in the news as a person that has been indicted by the FBI for stealing millions from taxpayers by not turning in one dime in 25 years.

It is no secret that the FBI is looking into his business affairs on Beale Street especially since over $20 million in federal funds were used to redevelop the street. The city has issued subpoenas to Elkington and every business on the street to track the flow of money on the street. Elkington collects over $2 million a year in rent payments but has not turned in one dime. Elkington also had a side deal with Winston Security Company who until recently had the security contract. Elkington was charging the merchants $229,920.00 for security and getting a 15% kickback which he called an administrative fee which gave him $34,488.00 to pockeT. This matter is documented which I have copies of.

With Elkington having a court order to disclose the public will find out how much he pocketed fron Pepsi and Budweiser for the naming rights of Handy Park, plus we will also find out how much of a kicjback Pepsi is giving him for making sure that all new leases contain a clause where only Pepsi products can be used. Yes all this money is going into the pockets of Elkington. Maybe we the public will also find out how much money he is taking in out the various sign on building from pepsi and the casinos.

John Elkington has money coming in from all these Beale Street sources along with collecting rent and still he has no money for the city.HMMMM Valerie so what are you going to call hubby when he's seen in shackles and chains?

SIDENOTE: Since I know that the FBI reads this site they may want to check his former CPA who owns several club on Beale and see what he knows and if he helped him hide some of the funds due the city. Oh yes just in case you need his name it's Preston Lamm and the clubs are Rum Boogie, Blues Hall,Pig on Beale, Kings Palace, and a club within Handy Park.

Female Employees At MLGW's Call Center Given 4 Minutes To Use The Restroom

Over 100 women on the second floor of MLGW's Call Center on Whitten Road feel as though they are on a plantation ran by Massa Jerry Collins and his house Negro Clint Richardson. The 100 are just the females working on the second floor of the massive building that has only ONE RESTROOM on the floor for the women.

The women state that they have been told that they have only 4 minutes to use the restroom and return to their work stations. The building is so large that the women say that it takes 5 minutes for some women to even get to the restroom. The women state that when they're sick or on there cycle its takes just a little more time than usual to take car of their restroom needs. But Massa Collins and his staff only wants to pop the whip.

The staff has also received a memo telling them that they no longer can plan their lunch period as in the past but will be told on a daily basis when they can go to lunch. Some feel that the new policies is retribution for the females who are informing me of the slave-master relationship that MLGW President Jerry Collins is allowing to take place. I will be asking members of the city council to look into these practices and to see what can be done to protect the rights of employees.

Collins as in today will have to appear before the council again in two weeks, I encourgage employees to contact City Council woman Barbara S. Ware the council representative for MLGW at 1636 SydneyMemphis TN 38108(901) 458-9406mailto:458-9406Swearengen.Ware@memphistn.gov I spoke with her today and she is concern about the concerns of the females at the Call center.

SIDENOTE: Today I approached Jerry Collins and asked him to appear on my radio to clear up the concerns of the Call Center,Ward Armstead, and credit polices. Collins replied that there is no way that he will appear on my show. When I asked him why he replied "Your show is not the news but entertainment" My reply to him was "I didn't expect you to appear I just wanted you to tell me that you wouldn't" than I patted him on his shoulder and stated "I'm gonna roast your ass" And Jerry with all that is shady that is going on at MLGW I haven't even put a log on the fire yet. And if you think I give up or give in ask John Elkington

The document contains the names of the employees on the second floor of the Call Center

HOMELESS MAN WASHES CLOTHES AND SELF IN CITY HALL FOUNTAIN

As I was leaving city hall this evening I noticed a homeless man in the water fall right across from the building. The man had some form of soap and was scrubbing himself and his clothing. Since the waterfall belongs to the citizens of Memphis I guess he had every right. At least he didn't take his pants off in broad daylight.

CAN SUPER WILLIE SAVE THE DAY?

It's well known that Willie Herenton wants to return to Memphis City Schools as the Superintendent. Would the mayor make a better leader of a failing school system or the leader of a city where it seems that poli-trick-ans fail the people that place them in office. But can Herenton leap over the problems of this system in a single bound and revamp problems into solutions?

Today I expect the city council to cut the MCS budget in half giving them between $44-$47 million dollars instead of the requested $93 million. Could Herenton take this reduction and with his super powers left the system to higher heights, or would the cuts in the budget be bullets that could not bounce off his chest and wound our super hero.

Willie Herenton is not a mild mannered Clark Kent whose in love with Lois Lane, but a self proposed hero whose real love is himself. But like Superman Herenton is tough which is what this system needs. Someone who can bend steel with his bare hands, whether its a thug named James Steel or a disruptive Mary Steel. Maybe with his x-ray vision Herenton could see through teachers who only want a check and not to educate. Maybe Herenton could solve some of the lingering security problems faster than a speeding locomotive and give comfort to parents who are concerned about their children's saftety daily.

But sad to say Super Willie has allowed his ego to be his kryptonite and will most likely not fly from city hall to the offices of MCS on Avery. Herenton should have followed the process and applied for the job like other applicants and just maybe Memphis City Schools and the citizens of the city could have seen "The Return Of Superman"

FINALLY THE PROBE BEGINS

As I have been reporting for months now, John Elkington the CEO of Performa Entertainment And Real Estate Inc. who has a management contract with Beale Street Development Corporation the group whose responsible for the redevelopment of what is now known as The Historic Beale Street District to manage the district,and collect rents has refused for 25 years to turn over one dime to BSDC or the City of Memphis.

Not until I started reporting this matter and went before the City Council along with BSDC and merchants from the district was anything being done to fine out where the millions of dollars that was being collected was going. The former council voted in November of last year that Elkington and his company should be audited to fine out where money belonging to the citizens of Memphis was located. Well I'm proud to be the first to let you know that the process of finding the people's money has begun.

Within the next few days every business in the historic district will receive Chancery Court subpoenas commanding those business to produce certain documents pertaining to "The City of Memphis vs. Beale Street Development Corp" the matter has to be against BSDC because Elkington has no contract with the city at all. Performa has for many years been in breach of its contract with BSDC where he was to collect rents, take out his commission and operating expense and turn over the balance to BSDC who is the only partner with the city concerning the district who in turn would turn over the balance after taking out it's approved budget.

The problem has been that the City of Memphis has acted as though it had an agreement with Elkington and not BSDC. BSDC has for 25 years attempted to force Elkington to abide by it's contract but has not had the funds to put up a great battle. The budget of BSDC has to be approved by the mayor who has never approved the budget which has made BSDC survive only by being able to sell food and beverages on the street which the city has on several occasion tried to force the organization off the street. it has appeared that the City of Memphis wanted BSDC out of the picture so that Elkington could have total control without accountability.

John Elkington for many years had former city councilman Rickey Peete under his thumb. Peete blocked any attempt from BSDC to get it's partner the City of Memphis to join in and force John Elkington to abide by the contract which the city and BSDC were joined to. Peete had a conflict of interest in the affairs of beale Street because he was also the President of The Beale Street Merchants Association. The City Council for many years turned a deaf ear to the cries of Randle Catron the director of BSDC because not only did Peete have control of the council, but Peete made sure that The Beale Street Merchants Association Political Action Committee made donations to the campaigns of council members. But now without Peete's protection Elkington ship has sprung a leak and is sure to sink real soon.

I have been privy to the subpoenas and their contents which will become an anchor around Elkington's neck. All the businesses have 6 areas of documentations to produce. including all internal and external prepared financial statements for the period of 2002 through the present. Also all Federal Income tax returns,general ledgers including all supporting journals and ledgers must be produced. All contracts,agreements,correspondence,and financial records related to Common Area maintenance payments,signage,or other expenses paid for occupancy. I have provided a copy of the subpoena for B.B. Kings Blues Club which reads the same for all of the businesses.

While the businesses on Beale have 6 areas of documentation to produce, Elkington has 21 areas of documentation to produce, including the organizational chart of Performa Entertainment and Real estate. Performa will be force to expose all it's subsidiary entities which it has an ownership or partnership and interest in. This is going to be interesting since it's reported that Elkington has an interest in several of the businesses on the street including the newest club, Club Zero, and Lee's Landing Garage,.This will also force Elkington to produce all the partners in Lee's Landing which has been a secret for some time.

It is known that Elkington has a relationship with E.W. Moon who was the developer of the garage and also a partner with Elkington on a Pine Bluff Arkansas project. I am also aware that the FBI requested and received from BSDC documentation concerning Moon's involvement in the garage,hmmm I wonder if this is a part of the reason that it's reported that Moon is going before a Federal Grand Jury?

Elkington must produce any and all Federal Income Tax returns for Performa and related entities for the last 6 years. Not only must he turn over all his financial records and ledgers, he must turn over all his contracts and lease agreements which means now we will know just how much Budweiser and Pepsi paid him for the naming rights for Handy park. He must provide for all the income Performa has received for the last 6 years which will show how money was spent on his other projects around the country. There's much more but I have provided a copy of the paperwork that Elkington has yet to receive.

I'm sure that Elkington after reading this will be looking for a raft or a log to float on knowing that his ship is about to sink. I also predict that Elkington will be seeking a way to cut a deal so as not to have to reveal documentation that could not only sink him but perhaps get him indicted for misuse of federal and local funds. There was over $20 million in federal dollars that went into the redevelopment of Beale Street. This inquiry will also produce whether or not Elkington is treating all the businesses the same and if the businesses he has interest in is getting any benefits that other businesses are not.

The city council must also seek to find out how his for profit business was given Handy Park for just ONE DOLLAR A YEAR so that Elkington can make a profit. Elkinton charges those interested in using the park for an event at least $2500. I have had a city council man trying to get a copy of that contract for several weeks but even the councilman and his staff has been stonewalled.

HERE'S SOME OTHER THINGS THAT THE CITY NEEDS TO BE AWARE OF:

There was one business that was omitted from receiving a subpoena: Club Superior, 159 Beale, a business I'm told Elkington has an interest in.

Also there's a vacant club at the corner of Fourth and Beale ( The Old Club Royale) that I'm told from a reliable source that Elkington sold the lease to for several hundred thousand dollars, The lease I'm told was sold to a group of doctors as an investment and that their attorney is Jack Maggot.

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Kriner Cash Is Not Prepared For Memphis City Schools

Kriner Cash is one of two finalist for the job of superintendent of Memphis City Schools but is he prepared for the job. Presently Cash serves as Chief of Accountability and System wide Performance officer and appointed position of the current superintendent of the Miami-Dade county school system, the fourth largest system in the country with over 360,000students. Thats right he is not the superintendent of the Dade county school system.

The only job that Cash has had as a superintendent is his 9 year tenure as the head of The Martha Vineyard's Public School System in Massachusetts. As the head of that system he was in large of 6 schools and 2300 students, on an island for the rich and wealthy. This position hardly prepares him to lead Memphis City Schools.

The Commercial Appeal is currently suing Memphis City Schools for not releasing the names of the other applicants for the job. This information is public information so why is the school board guarding this information? is it because there are better qualified candidates but the board to get get one up on Willie Herenton who wants to become the next head of the system is trying to get someone hired as fast as possible without regards to what is best for the students within MCS.

Kriner Cash does not have the experience to head this system and maybe the reason he wants the job is because The Miami school district faces a $200 million budget shortfall, which is one of the reasons Cash said he is interested in finding a new position. The budget cuts will set back the progress they've made in Miami, Cash said in his application.Those cuts will also affect Cash's pay. He and other high-level staffers in Miami will receive a salary reduction of $20,000 to $30,000 for the next school year.

Gerry House, Carol Johnson, both outsiders use Memphis City schools as stepping stones, to get better jobs, will the school board allow Kriner Cash to cash in on this same benefit?

WILL HERENTON WIN?

There is a move underway by certain business leaders and Willie Herenton himself to become the next superintendent of Memphis City Schools. The plan includes intimidating finalists Kriener Cash and Nicholas Gledich both of Florida into not taking the job by letting it be known that the mayor does not support them and wants to pull city funding from the system.

Looking at the present condition of the school system and after hearing an reading the mayor's plan for the system I have no doubt that Willie Herenton with his thug personna is the best person to deal with the thugs attitudes of both students and teachers, but ihe's going about it the wrong way.

Herenton's strong arm approach is drawing a greater divide between himself and the school board who has the job solely of selecting the next head of Memphis City Schools. The mayor should have given up his job as mayor and followed the process as other applicants.

I must agree with the mayor that Cash and Gledich may not be the best choices for the tough job of leading MCS. Kriner Cash spent 1o years as the superintendent of schools at Martha Vineyard,and in 2004 moved to Miami. I'm sure that his job in Martha's Vineyard where students are the children of the elite and wealthy for the most parts, did not prepare him for the task of Memphis City Schools. Nicholas Gledich is the Chief Operating Officer of the Orange County school system. does that mean that he runs the system or sits in a secluded office pushing paper?

This system needs as Herenton put it a"Joe Clark" someone who is tough and will be tough on both students and teachers, someone who does not care about what people think but someone who will kick ass to make the system work. Do I think that consolidation is also a part of the plan? of course I do, because both the city and county can be consolidated the school systems will have to go first. But I also think that Herenton would make a better superintendent than mayor.

Willie Herenton's heart is no longer in the job as mayor,their is no real goals left for him in the position and he wants to return to education where I think both the city and the school system would be better off. We must also look at whether we will again get someone to head the system who like Carol Johnson and Mrs. House who only use MCS as a stepping stone for a higher paying job elsewhere. I agree with the mayor that this system needs someone who is dedicated to Memphis and is not looking to move on in a few years. Doc you may be the best for the job but you went about it the wrong way, but we'll see what happens.

POLICE NEED YOUR HELP

DOB: Unknown 25-30 y/o
Sex: Male
Race: Black
Height: approximately 6'
Hair: brown
Eyes: Brown

Weight: approximately 170
The MPD is looking for a suspect for several home invasions / robberies / sexual assaults committed in the East Memphis area.The suspect is a male, black, approximately 6 feet tall, 25-30 years of age, 170 lbs. He has been seen wearing a black hat, jeans, black t-shirt, and a black back pack.

In several of the assaults the victim opened the door because of a knock and was pushed inside at Gun point. Several have been sexually assaulted as well as robbed. A map of the assaults is included below in this BOLO, along with pictures of a vehicle (similar to) one the suspect took from one of his victims earlier in May. If you have any information regarding this suspect, please contact the Memphis Police Department, or any law enforcement agency.

DO NOT ATTEMPT TO APPREHEND THIS SUSPECT,
AS THEY SHOULD BE CONSIDERED TO BE ARMED AND DANGEROUS.Memphis Police Department 545-COPS (2677)

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