Former City Councilman Rickey Peete arrives at the Federal Building Wednesday morning with an entorage of supporters for a sentencing hearing on bribery charges.
Mr. Peete can probably blame me for his troubles — or at least give me the credit for him getting into politics.
I worked with Rickey in Memphis, in the private sector. He was right out of college, and he was very outspoken on occasion about how our employer wasn’t doing right by we employees, blah, blah. He was a constant irritant and was always complaining and trying to start trouble.
One day in the mail room (I remember it well) I told him that in the corporate world, we employees didn’t get a vote in how to run the business. We could do as we were told, get our salary, or we could leave. I recall telling him that he should look into working for the public sector as he seemed more suited as an activist than a loyal employee. He did leave IBM’s employment very soon afterwards.
Looks like he took my advice and then did a little self-serving promotion and bribery along the way.
I am not familiar with this particular judge, but I am glad that he gave the max.
Ricky’s still claiming that he was set up.
Rickey Peete, any relationship to Rickey Bobby?
But not from being appointed to office. There's still a future for him in Memphis politics!
They just indicted another one on corruption, Bruce Thompson, former county commissioner...GOP this time, and white.