C.J. LeMaster
Chief Investigative Reporter at WLBT-TV (Jackson, MS)
Journalist. #IRE winner. @WLBT's 7x EMMYⓇ-nominated Investigative Reporter/5 pm co-anchor. Public records advocate. Opinions mine. Signal: 769-218-8386
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wlbt.com | C.J. LeMaster |C.j. LeMaster
MCCOMB, Miss. (WLBT) - The city of McComb remains under state scrutiny because it hasn’t kept track of how taxpayer money is being spent for nearly five years by failing to get audits completed. This failure to check the books since 2020 will cost the city an estimated $330,000. State law allows the State Auditor’s office to take that money and bring a firm in to get those finances sorted. Residents in the city have their own theories on why this lapse in accountability has taken place.
State demands to know whether former Richland mayor in payroll fraud case plans to use alibi defense
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wlbt.com | C.J. LeMaster |C.j. LeMaster
RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WLBT) - As Pat Sullivan’s criminal trial creeps closer, the state of Mississippi demands to know whether the former Richland mayor plans to use an alibi defense to answer years of alleged payroll fraud first uncovered by WLBT. Such a defense is typically used in cases where a singular event is the basis for the crime, like a shooting or robbery.
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wsaw.com | C.J. LeMaster |C.j. LeMaster
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Brett Favre’s triumphs and tribulations will be the subject of a new documentary premiering this week. With it comes new details about the man some Mississippians once celebrated and now denounce because of taxpayer dollars meant for the poorest residents that went to him and his causes instead. The new Netflix documentary, Untold: The Fall of Favre, begins with the NFL legend’s rise to prominence in professional sports. “Everybody wishes they could be a NFL quarterback.
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wlbt.com | C.J. LeMaster |C.j. LeMaster
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Brett Favre’s triumphs and tribulations will be the subject of a new documentary premiering this week. With it comes new details about the man some Mississippians once celebrated and now denounce because of taxpayer dollars meant for the poorest residents that went to him and his causes instead. The new Netflix documentary, Untold: The Fall of Favre, begins with the NFL legend’s rise to prominence in professional sports. “Everybody wishes they could be a NFL quarterback.
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wdam.com | C.J. LeMaster |C.j. LeMaster
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Brett Favre’s triumphs and tribulations will be the subject of a new documentary premiering this week. With it comes new details about the man some Mississippians once celebrated and now denounce because of taxpayer dollars meant for the poorest residents that went to him and his causes instead. The new Netflix documentary, Untold: The Fall of Favre, begins with the NFL legend’s rise to prominence in professional sports. “Everybody wishes they could be a NFL quarterback.
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We might end up seeing the disclosure of this donation on primary pre-runoff election reports, but as of today, Mayor Lumumba has not yet filed his. The deadline was yesterday. Our Anthony Warren following up on Jackson runoff race campaign cash: https://t.co/2BtF96KSiz #wlbt
Chicago Alderman Lamont Robinson disclosed that his campaign committee donated $250 to Mayor Lumumba's campaign committee in June 2024, but Lumumba didn't disclose the donation on his own campaign disclosures. I wonder how many other donations Lumumba failed to disclose. https://t.co/OtWTVJlREH
I get not answering a reporter’s calls. I understand saying “no comment” or declining to answer. But if you lie to me, two things happen. One, you instantly lose credibility. Two, depending on the severity, you burn a bridge you might need one day. #journalism #transparency