WANTED: PHOTOS OF ELECTED OFFICIALS IN CHIPPEWA COUNTY, MICHIGAN
 

Pursuant to litigation that is presently in-process against the county
of Chippewa, seated in the town of Sault Sainte Marie in Michigan’s
Upper Peninsula, and specifically against elected officials who rule
the county as if it were a personal fiefdom, veteran author and
investigating journalist Len McDougall is asking residents of, and
visitors to, Chippewa County to provide photos of elected officials
engaged in illicit or unethical activities. Photos must be
unretouched, original, and clear, preferably of high-definition, but
cell-phone cameras are acceptable, providing they meet the
aforementioned criteria.

All officials of Chippewa County are potentially of interest, and any
federal, state, county, or municipal employee who makes his or her
living from taxpayer dollars is tentatively a subject of this
investigation. Submission of a photo carries with it an implied
permission to publish or otherwise use that photo as it suits the
purpose(s) of this investigation. Photographers are asked to provide
their names and contact information, but confidentiality is assured,
and anonymity is guaranteed if the photographer expressly wishes to
remain unknown. Likewise, citizens who prefer to be identified will
be given credit for the photos and information they provide.

County officials who are specifically of interest include the
following;

Sheriff Jeff Moran, who is also proprietor of Superior Towing service,
a tow-truck operation that would seem to be an unethical conflict of
interest with the office of sheriff, but has been deemed legal by
Chippewa County Prosecutor Brian Peppler.

Prosecutor Brian Peppler, who is suspected of abusing the powers of
his office to persecute and prosecute citizens against whom he holds a
personal grudge, of trumping-up outrageous charges for the purpose of
plea-bargaining, and of complicity in the alteration of court
transcripts.

Deputy Tom McBryde, former undersheriff of Chippewa County, currently
retired, but paid to patrol the village of Paradise, where he
currently resides. With a stated dislike of snowmbilers, McBryde has
proved himself an impediment to tourism in Paradise, effectively
biting the hand that feeds him. He has also, in at least one
instance, submitted false information on an official police report to
further the prosecution of a man who was innocent of the crimes he was
charged with committing.

So, if you see a drunken judge get into his car and drive away,
witness illicit sexual activity by a public official in any capacity,
or are yourself threatened, coerced, or bribed by any person employed
by taxpayers, please let us know. Digital photos only, please, e-
mailed to . Help us stop public corruption in
Chippewa County, because the good people who live here deserve better.