From Police Chief Under Investigation to State Farm Account Representative: Zeke Aull’s New Role Raises Questions Less than three months after resigning as University of South Alabama police chief amid an internal investigation, Herbert Earl “Zeke” Aull began working inside a State Farm insurance office in Daphne, Alabama. As of…
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South Alabama Police Chief Herbert Earl “Zeke” Aull Fired After Ethics Charges and Sexual Harassment Allegations
Resigned Under a Cloud: The Troubling Collapse of South Alabama Police Chief Herbert Earl “Zeke” Aull Herbert Earl “Zeke” Aull did not leave the University of South Alabama Police Department with a celebratory farewell. After more than a decade as chief, Aull was placed on paid administrative leave amid serious…
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Alabama Orthodontist Faces Mounting Scrutiny as Families Allege Rushed Doctor Visits, High Costs, and Troubling Patient Care
An Alabama orthodontist is coming under fire after a series of public customer reviews raised serious concerns about the way patients are allegedly treated after signing up for braces. The complaints, posted by parents and patients, paint a troubling picture of an orthodontic office where families say they paid thousands…
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Mobile Police Officer Kevin Naman Guilty of Ethics Violations while Running GPS Ankle Monitoring Company
In Alabama, a police badge can stop a person, search a person, arrest a person, and help send that person into the machinery of the courts. It should never leave the public wondering where government authority ends and a private side business begins. That is the unanswered question at the…
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Alabama Restaurant Owner Matt Shipp and Regina Shipp Found Liable for Widespread Fraud
There is a quiet kind of fraud that does not require forged signatures, fake invoices, or a backroom handoff. It happens in the arithmetic of a paycheck. It happens when the employer controls the clock, the records, the uniforms, the tools, and the timing of every payment, while the worker…
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Eric Droblyen and Employee Fiduciary: The Low-Cost 401(k) Empire Built on Alleged Vendor Exploitation?
In the competitive world of small business retirement plans, Employee Fiduciary presents itself as a champion of affordable, transparent 401(k) solutions. Headquartered in Mobile, Alabama, the company, led by CEO Eric Droblyen, markets low fees and fiduciary responsibility to thousands of businesses nationwide. But behind the “frugal fiduciary” branding, multiple…
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Violent Mobile County Sheriff’s Deputy Resigns After Domestic Violence and Questionable Arrests
A public statement from Jena Kay, combined with a previously reported crash in a county-owned vehicle, is raising new questions about accountability inside the Mobile County Sheriff’s Office. A Mobile County sheriff’s deputy already tied to a public internal investigation over a late-night crash is now facing a new wave…
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Alabama Couple Accused of Exploiting Comcast Business Referral Program in Alleged Commission Double-Dip Scheme
Mobile, Alabama — An Alabama couple has been accused of using Comcast Business’s referral system to run an alleged commission “double-dip” scheme that, if proven, would represent a serious breach of corporate trust, referral-program integrity, and basic sales ethics. At the center of the allegations are Jessica Elmore Neff and…
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The Puppet Master? Terry Corley’s Shadow Over the Mobile County Prosecution Scandal
While former Assistant District Attorney Shelley Pope Corley left the office and faces and possible disbarment, the real story may run much deeper — straight into the boardroom of her husband, Terry Corley, a shrewd IT competitor accused of orchestrating a ruthless effort to eliminate a business rival through the…
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Corruption in the Courtroom: Alabama Prosecutor Shelley Pope Corley Accused of Ethics Violations in the Roberts Case
In the Mobile County justice system, where public trust is already frayed by repeated scandals, the Sheriff’s Office is far from the only institution under fire. At the center of a growing storm is former Assistant District Attorney Shelley Pope Corley, whose aggressive prosecution of local businessman and constable-related figures…