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At-large City Director Antwan Phillips failed to file required campaign forms , Exploratory Committee operated illegally

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  At-large City Director Antwan Phillips failed to file required campaign forms and his Exploratory Committee illegally operated as a campaign organization Phillips could have and should have done a better job following campaign finance laws In his run for the Little Rock City Board of Directors in 2020,  attorney Antwan Phillips failed to file the required Campaign Contribution and Expenditure reports. Phillips can't claim ignorance of the law as an excuse, as the Little Rock City Clerk emailed him a packet that contained information about the required forms he would have to file and instructions for filing them. That violation of the law has resulted in our filing a complaint with the Arkansas Ethics Commission. And to make matters worse, the Exploratory Committee established to raise campaign funds for Phillips, "Friends of Antwan Phillips" or "FAP" failed to turn overs fund raised to Phillips when he became a candidate and cease operations. Instead FAP chugg

FBI Public Corruption Unit seeks our cooperation in investigation of the Little Rock Mayor and Police Chief

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  FBI Public Corruption Unit seeks our cooperation in investigation of the Little Rock Mayor and Police Chief by Russ Racop On Tuesday, August 10, 2021 I received a call from a special agent with the Little Rock field office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in the Public Corruption Unit. The individual that called refused to provide his name, and I assumed it was a scam call like one about your Social Security number being disabled or the last call about your car warranty expiring. The man said "we think you have some information that can help us on one of our cases."   I told him to call an attorney friend of mine and try to schedule the meeting. I gave them the number of fellow blogger and attorney Matt Campbell. Matt publishes  Blue Hog Report  and we often collaborate to expose shady public officials and government corruption. I called Matt and gave him a heads up. Some time later Matt sent me a text. I wanted Matt along to be a witness as I felt certain I would not

CORRUPTION SUCKS BLOG : it's purpose

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CORRUPTION SUCKS BLOG: its purpose  Overview CORRUPTION SUCKS BLOG: its purpose Overview Though often coarse in language and chronically straight to the point, the primary goal of Corruption Sucks Blog is to provide the tools, research, resources, and news to help good government, cops, community leaders, victims, and other concerned citizens address the complex issue of governmental & especially police misconduct. Our goal is to make it as easy as possible for everyone to get up to speed on how prevalent governmental corruption and misconduct actually are in everyday local government. Especially regarding police misconduct and the woeful lack of police oversight at the local levels of government supervision. This way, more energy can be constructively invested in real progress, especially in law enforcement and how they deal with members of the community. Most especially if the officer resides in another city or town other than where he works and carries a gun &a

U.S. Court: Bloggers Are Journalists Even When They're Libeling You

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  U.S. Court: Bloggers Are Journalists Even when they're libeling you BLOGGERS ARE JOURNALISTS: The U.S. Ninth Circuit ruled as such in Obsidian Finance Group v. Crystal Cox, a complicated case first decided in 2011. The court found that even though someone might not write for the “institutional press,” they’re entitled to all the protections the Constitution grants journalists. https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2014/01/us-court-bloggers-are-journalists/283225/

EL PORTAL, FL: Security Allegedly Strikes Student At Horace Mann Middle School- Arrested

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Breaking: El Portal, Florida School Employee Under Investigation For Striking Student This is NOT Horace Mann Middle School located in Miami FL,  Charleston WV or Little Rock, AR. it occurred in El Portal, FL. VIDEO OF THE INCIDENT.  Antwan Ruffin EL PORTAL, FLA. (WSVN) - A school security monitor has been arrested after he was caught on cellphone video punching a middle school student in the shoulder. The incident was captured on video at Horace Mann Middle School in El Portal, Thursday morning. “Oh, no, I couldn’t handle that,” parent James Brannon said. “Myself, if I had walked up and saw that, I would have gotten involved with it, and I would have said, ‘Hold up, you can’t do that kid like that.'” The video begins with some sort of altercation between 40-year-old Antwan Ruffin, who stands 6 feet, 4 inches tall and weighs 220 pounds, and a seventh-grade student. “Try me. When the bell rings, you’re in my hallway,” Ruffin said to the student. Ruffin could be seen shoving the chil