Richmond's Overwhelmed Corruption Cannot Support the Responsibility of a Casino
Author Brace Impact, September 18, 2023
Urban One Inc.’s $562 million Casino project in Richmond, Virginia has huge stakes for its referendum approval on November 2, 2023.
Urban One Inc.’s project is claiming to bring in around 1,350 permanent jobs. Along with supporting people with employment, it estimates that it will make $30 million in annual tax revenue for Richmond as well as $16 million in charitable contributions over the next decade.
Dangling the "carrot in front of the donkey" is Alfred Liggins, Urban One’s CEO, stating “Our proposal is unparalleled and can not be matched, “We would be creating the only black-owned casino in the United States of America. Perhaps more importantly, our project will be very diverse and inclusive.” So because it would be black owned means that his Casino would not be prone to violent crimes, theft, loan sharking, narcotics distribution, prostitution, and theft?
Despite Liggins boasting that the Casino would create 1350 new jobs earning at least $15 an hour. Common sense dictates that with Casinos comes organized crime and violence, the RPD is overwhelmed now, what happens after the Casino is operating and citizens turn to loan sharks for gambling money, narcotics distribution, prostitution, and fraud?
A Casino in Richmond, who cannot control its corruption, would increase crime and the burden on its failing court system. In Richmond, the statistics prove that justice goes to the highest bidder, would a lower class citizen get the same justice as a well dressed attorney from a major law firm or a businessman who makes political contributions, absolutely not!
Whenever there is enormous revenue, corruption goes hand in hand, especially when corrupt judges, law firms and public officials are involved. History has taught us that these are the major concerns, especially in a city with high violent crime, deteriorating public schools, and lack of housing for lower to medium class citizens and out of control corruption.
Council President Mike Jones, who represents the 9th District said “We're going to hear dog whistle...Crime this, crime that. Those are just dog whistles," said “Please stop speaking on behalf of Southside residents, they are grown.”
Elected officials like Mike Jones with his eyes on gold quickly dismisses Richmond's highest violent crime rate ever and Richmond's inability to employ police officers and its failed support of the Richmond Police Department. Exactly what is Councilman Mike Jones justification, that "grown southside residents" don't commit violent crimes?
The turmoil in Richmond's Justice system is no stranger to corruption as justice is sold to its highest bidder. Richard Cullen's McGuireWoods Shadow Government has poisoned the three branches of Virginia's Government putting a stranglehold on the Constitution. Richard Cullen positioned himself as the Chief legal advisor to Governor Glenn Youngkin, Cullen wears the proud title of the "Godfather of the Virginia Shadow Government."
Richard Cullen controls the Virginia Justice system, especially in Richmond and surrounding counties of Henrico, Chesterfield, Hanover, and New Kent. Richard Cullen has strategically placed his judicial pawns in the Circuit Courts, Court of Appeals, and the Supreme Court as to obtain favorable decisions for him and his criminal syndicate.
The Virginia senate elects Judges based on their corruption level and not on integrity, Richard Cullen's Shadow Government wants Judges who are players and not those who abide by their sworn oath and the Judicial Canons of Virginia, history has proven this over a period of twenty-five years.
Judge Willian Reilly Marchant, Chief Judge of the Richmond Circuit Court was handed the Casino referendum case and had issued an order clearing the way for a Richmond casino referendum to appear on ballots this November, despite Richmond citizens strongly opposing it last year.
What has changed over the past year to give the Casino another chance at the ballots in November, higher bribes and political favors, of course! With a $562 million project and yearly income of over $100 million at stake, payoffs to judges and public officials just got more expensive.
Under Chief Judge Marchant, the Richmond Circuit Court operates under anarchy, evidence of retired judges presiding over highly controversial cases, without an order from the Circuit court or the Supreme court designating them and giving authority to hear cases and issuing orders are common. The Supreme Court is investigating judges who conspired with retired judges and lawyers to commit treason by usurping the authority of the Virginia Supreme Court and the Virginia General assembly.
How can Richmond justify having a Casino that will surely bring a variety of serious felonies to the area which will be covered up by Richmond Commonwealth Attorney Colette McEachin. Colette McEachin has proven her history of corruption by refusing to disqualify herself and refer criminal complaints filed with her office naming her associates conspiring to treason, bribery, and fraud.
McEachin was obligated to disqualify herself and appoint a special prosecutor and have the Virginia State Police investigate the criminal complaints, instead McEachin buried the criminal complaints to protect her political friends.
By its history of corruption, Richmond does not deserve a Casino until it gives the citizens evidence of it cleansing itself of the cancer of corruption.
