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Speaker on recording alleges attorney general's office used false affidavits to freeze business account
Summary
In a recorded conversation, a speaker says the state attorney general's office used false affidavits to justify freezing more than $240,000 from a business account, and alleges a related effort to remove a local official from office; the recording names the attorney general, an assistant, and local GOP actors but contains inconsistent spellings for some names.
A participant in a recorded conversation said the state attorney general's office used false affidavits that led to the freezing of more than $240,000 in a business bank account and alleged related political efforts to remove him from office. The speaker identified the attorney general and an assistant by name in the recording and said the account was a business account opened in Birmingham in 1998.
The speaker, identified in the transcript as Speaker 2, told the questioner that "it was at the time I did not have access to my bank account" and that the true amount was "more than $240,000." He said the attorney general and an assistant (named in the recording as "Stacey/Steve Marshall" and "John Kalkerman" with variant spellings appearing in the recording) "lied in affidavits" used to justify the seizure.
Speaker 2 also disputed claims in the affidavits that he opened the account in Huntsville and that he was an investor in multiple large properties across the state. "They said I was partners," the speaker said, referring to a list of about 30 names the prosecution cited; he acknowledged receiving a consulting check from a large facility but said other utilities and companies received similar payments for consulting work.
Another participant (Speaker 3) alleged a conflict of interest in the court process, saying the attorney general hired the son of the judge presiding over the matter and that the judge disclosed the hiring when asked about recusal. "They went on and said, judge, we want you to continue to handle this case," Speaker 3 said, describing the judge's decision to stay on the case.
The recording also includes allegations of a political campaign to replace elected local officials. The speakers named Chris Brown as chairman of the Jefferson County GOP and said a recorded conversation discussed disqualifying locally elected officials and having Governor Ivey appoint replacements, naming Jared Hudson and a person referred to as "Troy" as potential appointees for sheriff.
Those in the recording urged listeners to check public records for evidence. One speaker noted the state Treasury website as a place to verify business ownership and registrations, saying, "You can go out there to the state website and look it up for yourself to see what businesses [my brother] owns out there."
The statements in the recording are allegations by the speakers; the recording does not include responses from the attorney general's office, the named assistant, the judge, or the other people mentioned. The conversation repeatedly frames the matter as part of a broader narrative of media coverage suggesting indictments, but the speakers emphasized the need for documentary evidence and for local, state and federal oversight.
The recording does not record any formal legal filings or court orders beyond references made by the speakers, and it does not show the attorney general's office responding to the allegations contained in the recording. The participants urged civic action at the ballot box and public scrutiny of official records as next steps.
