| State of Georgia, County of Dade, Affidavit Jill Simpson,
being duly sworn and says: 1. I'm over the age of eighteen and of sound
mind; 2. I have personal knowledge of the facts herein; 3. During the 2002
Alabama's Gubernatorial campaign I assisted the Bob Riley campaign when
they requested help on matters in Northeast Albama; 4. On November 8,
2002, the election for Alabama's Governor was held and Bob Riley was
declared the winner. 5. Bob Riley won by approximately 3,120 votes; 6. Don
Siegelman contested the results of the election and refused to concede; 7.
On or about the week after the election, I was asked to find out why Bob
Riley's campaign signs were disappearing in Northeast Alabama; 8. I found
out a Jackson County attorney was putting the Bob Riley signs up in an
area where a Ku Klux Klan rally was to take place in Jackson County,
Alabama on November 16, 2002. 9. As proof that this was a trick by this
attorney, who I believed to be a Democrat, I took pictures on a disposable
camera of this attorney putting up the signs; 10. On Monday after taking
the pictures I had a case in Jackson County and had a chance to encounter
the attorney that had been putting up the signs. At this encounter he was
showing pictures that he had taken of the signs to other attorneys there
in the court house and I asked to see them. He allowed me to see the
pictures and when I asked he gave me a couple of the photos and told me
that these pictures were on a web site. The attorney was trying to suggest
the Klan had a rally and the Klan was supporting Bob Riley, and after
getting the pictures I left the courthouse and I placed a call to Rob
Riley, Bob Riley's son, on my cell phone and informed him of the pictures
and the information regarding the missing campaign signs and the web site.
After I spoke with Rob he told me they had been getting calls about the
internet site and were trying to determine where the pictures had come
form; 11. Throughout the day of Monday, November 18 there were multiple
calls to me from Rob Riley and other people about the pictures I had taken
and the trick this attorney who I believe to be a Democrat was trying to
pull; 12. I, Rob Riley, William "Bill" Canary and Terry Butts
were participants in one of the calls; 13. During the call, Rob Riley was
upset about the pictures and internet trick and wanted to go to the press
but was told by Terry Butts that he would confront Siegelman regarding the
signs and get him to withdraw his contest of the election and he believed
that Don Siegelman would concede by the ten o'clock news when confronted
with these pictures and the internet so as to avoid any embarrassment to
Don Siegelman. Terry claimed that he would be able to assure them that
this would all be over if he would concede; 14. Rob Riley asked about
Siegelman being a problem in the future if they did not go to the press,
but he was told by William "Bill" Canary not to worry about Don
Siegelman that "his gals would take care of him" and at this
time the election contest needed to be put behind them to let Terry talk
to Don and get him to concede; 15. William "Bill" Canary
identified "his girls' as Leura Canary, his wife, and Alice Martin,
the U. S. Attorney for the Middle and Northern Districts of Alabama; 16.
Rob Riley then asked if he was sure these "girls" could take
care of Don Siegelman and William "Bill" Canary told him not to
worry that he ad already gotten it worked out with Karl and Karl had
spoken with the Department of Justice and the Department of Justice as
already pursuing Don Siegelman; 17. Arrangements were made with me for me
to meet a campaign worker of Bob Riley's to give the photos that I had
received from the attorney in Jackson County and to give the disposal
camera since I had not developed the pictures I had taken. I gave the
photos and the disposal camera to the campaign worker. 18. Late that
afternoon of November 18, 2002, I as called by Rob Riley and told Terry
Butts had talked with Don Siegelman and that Don Siegelman would be
resigning fefore the ten o'clock news; 19. Don Siegelman gave up his
contest of the Alabama Governor's Election the night of November 18, 2002.
20. I did not realize until this past fall when I was having a
conversation with Joe Espy that Don had never told his attorney why he
conceded on November 18, 2002. 21. In February of 2007, after I talked to
the Alabama Bar, I called Richard Scrushy's attorney, Art Leach, and told
him why I believed Don Siegelman had conceded and Mr. Butts' role in
getting Mr. Siegelman to concede. 22. The reason I did this is because I
believe everyone has a sixth amendment right to have an attorney who does
not have a conflict and I believed that Mr. Butts did. FURTHER AFFIANT
SAITH NOT. Jill Simpson Sworn to and subscribed before me, this the 21st
day of May, 2007. |
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