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December 16, 2005
FBI Informant Tattles on Ulysses Jones
Don't know the publication down here in the valley, but something called nashvillepost.com has posted an interview with the FBI's Operation Tennessee Waltz helper Tim Willis. The most interesting part of it is where Willis describes an encounter between Rep. Ulysses Jones (D-Memphis) and himself. Willis claims that Jones refused FBI-supplied bribe money when it was offered in an office, but out in the building's hallway Jones was all, yo, you can give me that money now.
I haven't seen any corroborations or refutations, so read this story with those facts in mind. Whatever the case, there seems to be a need for a look into this. You'll remember that Ulysses Jones commented that some facts related to the investigation "raised eyebrows." Indeed they do.
And if you're like me, you'll remember that his office gave you the cold shoulder when you called about ethics legislation that was before his subcommittee last Spring. (To be fair, the individual with whom I spoke was nice enough, but the clear message that came through her was that someone was tired of hearing from all these people about ethics legislation. Way to put the pressure on, y'all.)
I am putting House District 98 into the "purge" category because these citizens of Memphis need to elect a more clearly honest individual to replace one who's barely hanging on to that identifier.
State House Elections | By joe lance | 08:09 PM