May 29, 2007

YOUR SCRATCH MY BACK, I'LL SCRATCH YOURS!!

Following up on my recent article about the need for full disclosure in campaign finance and the need for laws to require electronic campaign contribution and expenditure information, watchdog has attached a somewhat obscure file on the recent campaign by Carlee McCullough for the post of chancery court judge, part II. Take a look at some of the names that appear on the document.

Reginald French, recent candidate for Sheriff, and the owner of Integrate Technologies, a firm that has received millions of dollars in City contracts under the ACS cover contract. Also see attached an October 29, 2002 fax from Carlee McCullough to Lillie Alford of the Uniform Certification Agency (part of the Mid South Minority Business Council) urging her to expedite the approval of Integrate Technologies by the UCA as she has a contract pending for Reginald French.

Elbert Jefferson, currently the new City Attorney, and at the time of the donation, an attorney under Sara Hall, then City attorney.

Paul Rodgers – Owner of LeSure Computer Services – another ACS select
vendor.

Rickey Peete, current City Council member under indictment.

Ricky Wilkins, close friend of the Mayor and a lawyer who gets lots of City legal business.

Ralph Lunati, local topless bar owner.

All of these donations are legal but in the political donation business, the motto is “You scratch my back, I’ll scratch yours.”

Click here to see who contributed to Carlee McCullough's campaign to be a chancery court judge

Click here to read the fax from Carlee McCullough to the UCA urging her to hurry up and approve Reginald French's firm so he could be awarded a contract under the ACS cover