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Federal Grand Jury Probing Frank Melton?

The Jackson Free Press has gotten reports over the last week that people high up in the Melton administration are appearing before a federal grand jury this week to testify about his actions. Sources tell us that City Attorney Sarah O'Reilly Evans was scheduled to appear yesterday, and The Clarion-Ledger reported today that Police Chief Shirlene Anderson appeared yesterday. Sources have said for months that the FBI is probing a variety of actions by Melton—from the Ridgeway duplex demolition to possibly illegal searches to reports of influence over the awarding of public contracts.

See the JFP's Melton blog/archive for background and the original breaking stories on these topics.

 
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Rumors are flying, but the best word I have so far is that the grand jury has been meeting all week, and the chief, O'Reilly-Evans and at least four others have testified so far.

posted by DonnaLadd on 10/11/07 at 09:48 AM

I hate to reply on conjecture and rumor but are the rumors in our favor? :)

posted by Puck on 10/11/07 at 10:12 AM

*rely - I really need to spell check before I get all giddy next time.

posted by Puck on 10/11/07 at 10:13 AM

I doubt they will tell the truth...

Here's a little something to keep Melton's mind off the FBI probe.

posted by pikersam on 10/11/07 at 10:45 AM

How does a deaf-mute testify before a federal grand jury?

[url=http://www.nrams.com]http://www.nrams.com[/url]

posted by Cliff Cargill on 10/11/07 at 10:46 AM

i hope they are in our favor, indict frank please and this time he needs to resign or be forced to.

posted by NewJackson on 10/11/07 at 10:46 AM

I heard the 'rumor' on Monday that a Federal Grand Jury had convened. Now the press and City employees, plus the Mayor, are confirming. So, is it in our favor? I dare not get my hopes up too far, but just the fact that they have convened is important to me. I've always heard that the Feds don't make a move until they have someone pretty well able to be convicted. This also means to me that the U.S.Attorney though he had enough to bring to a Grand Jury.

posted by ChrisCavanaugh on 10/11/07 at 10:48 AM

Frank is way ahead of the Federal Government. His boys have been promoted timely and hamdsomely to silence and Frank can hire any lawyers he wants. Frank walks even if indicted. Sarah, Shirlene and other minions don't know enough to hurt Frank. Franks rides again.

posted by Ray Carter on 10/11/07 at 10:58 AM

True, chris. The Feds only stepped in to Michael Vick's dog fighting ring because it was a slam dunk. Same thing with Scooter Libby.

Here's a good piece on Federal Grand Juries from NPR from 2005.

posted by pikersam on 10/11/07 at 11:02 AM

IF you think you are beaten, you are;
IF you think you dare not, you don't.
IF you would like to WIN but, think you can't;
It's almost a cinch, YOU WON'T!

Life's battle's don't always go,
To the wicked or evil man;
And SOONER or LATER the man who wins,
IS THE ONE WHO THINKS HE CAN.

With slight alterations in the poem, "IF," we are left with the one thing that we must keep in order to reclaim our CITY and that is faith and the belief that collectively we can be successful in riding our City of this troubled man called melton. We have had enough "HOPE," besides, this is a "do-nothing" word. We can not continue to be frank, MS. We must be frank and sincere about getting his hind part out.

posted by justjess on 10/11/07 at 11:42 AM

Justjess, my big brothers made me learn this poem when I pledged a fraternity. I still try to live by this creed.

posted by Ray Carter on 10/11/07 at 12:03 PM

Here's a little something to keep Melton's mind off the FBI probe.

Pike, that's one kind of probe that I don't want to deal with any time soon. LOL

Anyway, thanks for the NPR link. I learned a lot from it.

posted by LatashaWillis on 10/11/07 at 01:37 PM

Curious, any word on this?

posted by Puck on 11/13/07 at 10:05 AM

Nothing official.

posted by DonnaLadd on 11/13/07 at 10:17 AM

What is the status of the "FBI INVESTIGATION?"

posted by justjess on 02/08/08 at 10:38 AM

Freed at last. Thank God Almighty they didn't find anything, and Frank is free at last. Now he can get back to work at taking Jackson where we haven't been before.

posted by Ray Carter on 02/08/08 at 10:50 AM

Ray Carter, In the famous words of Buckwheat, OOOTAY!!!!!!!!!!

posted by justjess on 02/08/08 at 10:54 AM

My guess is that we won't hear a peep until the investigation is complete.

posted by LatashaWillis on 02/08/08 at 11:06 AM

Elmer Melton has been verwy, verwy quiet lately. In fact, a little too quiet. That's a good thing, if you ask me.

posted by golden eagle '97 on 02/08/08 at 11:13 AM

Enjoy it while it lasts, dude.

posted by LatashaWillis on 02/08/08 at 11:45 AM

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