Content Tagged 'ABC 24 Investigation'

You paid for it: expensive, taxpayer-funded home renovations that left many homes in worse shape than before. ABC 24 News first exposed problems with the HARP program last fall. Memphis leaders promised to revamp its troubled home repair program as of April 1st. Now the question is whether the city kept that promise. Watch Video

Six contractors have now been kicked out of the HARP program, a taxpayer-funded program meant to help low income and senior citizens renovate and repair their homes. Watch Video

Imagine getting pulled over by police, having your cash taken by an officer, and never being charged with a crime. It's legal and it happens more than you think across the state of Tennessee, but a new law is supposed to stop it from happening to innocent people. Watch Video

Maybe you have a couple of parties to go to and think a motorcycle escort would be nice. Call the Shelby County Sheriff, because with the right connections, you just might get one. But, it will come at the expense of and danger to all the other taxpayers in Shelby County. Watch Video

You paid for it. A floor repair that is so bad brand new tiles are popping up, plus a bathroom remodel that a north Memphis homeowner can't use are just the latest examples of Memphis' failing home repair program. Watch Video

Memphis Police are investigating a Memphis city employee who attacked an abc24 photographer shooting video on public property at the car inspection station on Appling Road. Watch Video

You paid for it. A leaky sink, a toilet that won't flush, and a bad roof repair, at a cost of $35,000 in taxpayer dollars. It's another fine example of the city's not-so-fine failing home repair program. Watch Video

You paid for secret pay raises given to a select group of Memphis city employees. While most city employees took pay cuts, a handful of Mayor A C Wharton's top staffers got salary increases. Watch Video

You paid for it: $5 million worth of public art around the City of Memphis, including murals, sculptures and statues. When it comes to public art projects, some will say it's a good use of tax dollars, but others think it's a waste. We looked at what you're still paying for.

A former Memphis Animal Shelter employee already facing four counts of animal cruelty is now facing five more. Billy Stewart will now face nine counts when he goes to trial this spring.

You paid for it. Welfare money meant to care for children is instead being spent on Beale Street, the Orpheum, even liquor stores. ABC 24 senior investigator Jeni Diprizio breaks down how your federal tax money was spent and what lawmakers are doing to stop the rampant abuse. Watch Video

Since 2010, Patricia Sawyer has been waiting for her home to be repaired. The first contractor left her home in horrible shape. The City of Memphis is now trying to hire a second contractor to fix the mess. Watch Video

A controversial new drunk driving law in Tennessee lets police take your blood without your consent. It's clogging up court systems and causing a back up at the state crime lab. ABC 24's Senior Investigator Jeni Diprizio went to Nashville to see the problem first hand. Watch Video

It's the 911 call Memphis basketball legend Lorenzen Wright made just moments before he was gunned down in 2010. His body wasn't found until more than a week later, and his family blames 911 operators for dropping the ball. Watch Video

MCS created a toxic mess when it started tearing down an abandoned school before getting the proper permits to remove asbestos. Memphis City Schools and three contractors are now facing almost $100,000 in fines. Watch Video

Is Big Brother watching? If you live in Tennessee, all kinds of personal information is being collected in Nashville at a place called the Fusion Center. ABC 24's Senior Investigator Jeni Diprizio gives us a peek inside. Watch Video

There's more trouble at the Memphis Animal Shelter, this time it's over dozens and dozens of dogs dying in their kennels. No one at the shelter was even paying attention to the problem until ABC 24 Senior Reporter Jeni Diprizio started asking questions. Watch Video

How would you like to get paid to travel with the Memphis Tigers - go to their home and away games, even their practices? One Shelby County employee is doing just that, and you paid for it. ABC 24's Senior Investigator Jeni Diprizio digs into one deputy's sweet deal. Watch Video

Memphis' budget crunch didn't stop its mayor from getting a new luxury Cadillac, costing taxpayers more than $1,200 a month. ABC 24 Senior Investigator Jeni Diprizio breaks down the costs and how they compare to other cities. Watch Video

You paid for furniture to fill a brand new police precinct. Who got the job? A company connected to a longtime friend of Memphis Mayor A C Wharton. ABC 24's Senior Investigator Jeni Diprizio went digging through city documents to see how they landed the deal. Watch Video

There's new information about an abuse investigation at the troubled Memphis Animal Shelter. Two shelter workers are under state investigation. They're accused of witnessing animals being choked and killed at the shelter, and not reporting it. Watch Video

Could a 9-1-1 tape hold the key to solving a high profile Memphis murder? The mother of NBA player Lorenzen Wright hopes so. Wright was gunned down almost three years ago in southeast Memphis, and called 9-1-1 just moments before he died. Watch Video

Self-proclaimed 'sovereigns citizens' don't believe they have to follow federal, state, or local laws. Tennessee lawmakers are working to toughen penalties for sovereign citizens who break the law. Watch Video

You paid for it. Leaky sinks, unfinished floors, bad roof jobs - the shoddy construction work paid for with your taxpayer money still exists. The City of Memphis promised to fix its failing home repair program by January 1. Two months later, we're still waiting. Watch Video

The Better Business Bureau just issued a nationwide warning. Seniors citizens are being targeted by a company offering help with prescription coverage; one of the victims is from the Mid-South. Watch Video