I-Team: Rockdale Commissioner Sherri Washington facing disbarment up against new allegations
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- Опубліковано 25 сер 2024
- by Dale Russell
Aired April 20, 2022
Now, another woman claiming to be a victim of attorney and Rockdale County Commissioner Sherri Washington has come forward.
Our FOX 5 I-Team told you how a State Bar of Georgia Disciplinary board has recommended Washington be disbarred as a lawyer.
Another former client has come forward to say she too is a victim of Commissioner Washington.
Cece Carr sells pound cakes out of Rockdale County, often delivering them from her car.
“Service with a smile,” she told us.
But, she wasn't smiling when she saw her lawyer in a FOX 5 I-Team investigation on TV.
“I was shocked. I was aghast. I was like wow,” Carr told us.
Her lawyer was Sherri Washington who is also a Rockdale County Commissioner.
Earlier we reported how two women paid Washington for legal work, only to have her either not show up at key times during the trial or in Tracy Belcher's case not show up at all.
“We don't have no money. And she's still sitting on the commission board getting paid, and we're out here suffering. I'm not understanding,” Tracy Belcher told us.
(What do you say to Tracy Belcher?) “I wish her well.” Washington said on the way to a commission meeting.
During our research, we discovered the State Bar of Georgia had done its own investigation of Sherri Washington based on similar complaints from other clients.
The State Bar’s Disciplinary Review board recommended Washington lose her law license. She is fighting the disbarment.
“When one person hurts, we all hurt. And I didn’t want to be hurt anymore,”Carr told us.
Cece Carr said she hired Sherri Washington in early 2021 to help her with a bad water heater repair job at her home.
“Since she was a county commissioner and she was recommended, I went to her and put down a retainer,” Carr said.
She wanted Sherri Washington to file a lawsuit against the contractor.
Cece Carr said it took her months to come up with $1000 to hire Washington. She says after paying Sherri Washington her lawyer did no work during the next year.
“She didn’t do anything and if she did, she didn’t communicate,” Carr whispered.
Then Carr says she got a startling information. A friend told her about the State Bar Investigation and that Washington could lose her law license.
So, she texted her lawyer a year after hiring her. She still had the texts. She wrote: "Request refund $1000. No service was provided for legal work."
The answer: Washington texted she didn’t have the $1000 to return to her so “either we move for me representing you or you can do whatever you need to do.”
(You decided not to use her as your attorney?) “Well, what was she doing?” Carr said.
She saw no point in staying with Commissioner Washington. She says she never got her money back. And, she never got her day in court.
Then, one night she watched TV and saw our I-Team investigation.
"Shocked and angry at the same time, because she got money I need. (And where does she work?) She works at the county Commissioners. Rockdale County on top of that” Carr said.
The Georgia Supreme Court is expected to make a final ruling in the Sherri Washington case sometime in the spring.
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I hope she loses her license to practice law!!!
She will be disbarred.
I once had a lawyer do the same to me but I still got the last laugh because I had a goal and didn’t want to be distracted from that goal and I accomplished it with another lawyer and my being calm and keeping my eyes on my prize makes me very proud of that moment .
The fact that it took this lady months to pay a $1000 retainer and to not be represented is ridiculous!
She needs to go to jail
This is what happens when you give people money and power. They get greedy and want more by any means they can.
absolutely 😮Way 2 Go, 10 steps back 4 real
I need help and police have done nothing
@@hellodestiny57 Help with what?
That's a lie. Not everyone is a scumbag crook like this commissioner.
No this is what happens when you give it to wrong people. I know some people with money and power who dont behave like ANIMALS
If she was elected or hired to do legal work for the commission - then yes, she needs to be removed credibility and honesty are critical for serving the public interests.
THIS LAWYER HAS BEEN TRASH ALL HER LIFE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
She is looking at disbarment preceedings
I'll bet those Pound Cakes are delicious. I sure hope you get your money back ma'am.
Class A crook. Give those people back their money or revoke your license.
People like this woman are despicable. I hope she does lose her license. I feel bad for the woman that paid her $1,000 and I hope she gets her money back but it's not looking good.
They all should get together and get family and friends and peaceful protest outside of the commission building bring more awareness to this thief’s issues. I guarantee enough noise and shame the commission will let her go
"Peaceful Protest". Yes sir, I agree with you.
😂😂 you niggas always want to protest
Why did she become a lawyer if she didn’t want to do the work?! Crazy!
Easy. She wanted the money.
It's theft over $1000.00 that's a felony
The entire Rockdale BOC needs to be investigated!
Ok Rockdale it’s time to separate from her. Doesn’t look good at all
Sue her for theft
She is looking at disbarment proceedings for embezzlement, misuse of client trust fund. She will be asked to resign as County Commissioner.
@@frankdenardo8684 Which is what should happen to her. The clients need to sue her.
Is she going to blame it on menopause? Check out the judge in Cleveland ohio
Wow...
I’d say that’s embezzlement. Plus, to the pound cake lady…$1000 PLUS interest. Then a lawsuit against the county, and separately that Sherri (criminal) a personal civil lawsuit. Then jail time for Sherri the commissioner. Also, civil lawsuit for each commissioner who ignored the crimes of Sherri. This is really disgusting!
The only person she could represent well is Little Debbie
😂
🤣🤣🤣🤣
Did any of her victims get other attorneys to work on their cases?
Yea, if they pay for them.. if you're implying someone comes out of nowhere to replace her? Its just not how it works.. thats why its important she suffers consequences from her actions.
They don't have money.
@@secondaccounte1209 I didn’t know if anyone helped them *pro bono.* I feel _especially bad_ for the woman who got screwed over in her divorce hearing.
She needs to be disbarred asap and made to refund the victims their money. She’s collect a check as a commissioner. They need to sue her and have her commissioner checks garnished. The state bar needs to do their job. I’ve worked with attorneys with that same smug narcissistic attitudes. She spent their money on hella food.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Why is it so hard to bring these people to Justice, I know the system is broken for the rich but she doesn’t look rich to me and they have the evidence.
The only thing she needs to judge is a Pie Eating Contest 😂
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Look at these replies. You got ppl crossing the line.
That's not nice...guess you got a coke bottle shape
Cold ass chef
SHOCKED and AGHAST!! 🧐
You go Momma!!🤣👏🏾
That attorney/commissions really looks rough....she needs to try wearing some hot orange.
BREAK BREAD..💵💵💵💵 LADY.😡
Bad enough we go through things with other ppl. But our OWN...smh
Now that lady need to be removed from that board &pay those people back
"RULES AND PRINCIPLES WERE DRAWN UP TO ACCOMMODATE THE ABUSERS." 👍.
Just awful and a shame 😞 that's why some people doesn't trust them
Bye Felicia
have her arrested for larceny of fund
Nothing works logically in this country. Their money should be immediately returned.
Petty thief but a thief none the less. She needs to go.
She spent all her clients money at the Golden Coral
😂😂😂
Go protests at the crook house sad just dam sad
She was officially disbarred from practicing law in Georgia. I also found reference to her in a "reputation management" site. (Those are professional disinformation merchants) I cannot find that she has been removed from office as commissioner.
She needs to loose her job....period
Pay ThemPeople BACK 😡 ⚖️
Sad
The whole state is ugh
Oh? What glorious State are you from? Haha don't answer - I hope you know better.
people need to start coming to those board meetings and complaining until they do something about revoking her license.
Yes we need attendance
THAT lady needs to be sure! 😒 She should be ashamed
Shameful...
Corruption.
These people need to know that they can garnish her wages and put a lien on her house to try to get their money back. They can also put a lien on her bank account . I had to sue someone once for damage their dog did to mine and was told these are all legal ways to get your money
You won?
She is not a property owner.
@@victoriapollard6995 YES .Because the dog park we were at listed rules and one of the stated that you are responsible for all damage inflicted by your pet , so I won hands down , and she was order bt the judge to pay for the damages done to my dog .
@@Sunflower-Lover If she has a job AND or bank account you can still sue .
Couldn't she take the commissioner to small claims court?
Do whatever I need to do?? Ok. Enough said. She wouldn't be robbing anyone else I promise you that
This woman abused her power and conned people out of money....AND SHE'S TRYING TO FIGHT TO NOT LOSE HER LICENSE? The audacity of this criminal.
Lesson is, be careful when hiring a lawyer
She said she came recommended and was serving as commissioner - no lesson just a crooked lawyer and that's what disbarment was made for.
Scandalous
Where is the Commisioner spending the money? Why does she not have the funds to return these women their money?
Conflict of interest embezzlement misappropriation of funds.
Are Sherri Washington and and Christina Peterson the same person? Very similar cases
Another one? Smh
This is how these people steal money
These women who were ripped off would probably make a better commissioner .
Grossly corrupt...
Why isn't she in jail for theft?
I don’t mess with anyone who is a reverend either.
Maybe it's a southern thing, but the so called judge sounds semi literate.....
How did you people give her a position of power?
She’s triffiling and low down.
Is she related to Christina Peterson of Douglas County?
Where is B L M????
She look shady.
She must be kin to Darius Cooks
I heard about Darius Crooks
@@empressunicorn5617 we all have by now
Got to watch them Sherries
Garnishment will get your money
You know she's making bank, if she's working that job, $65,000.⁰⁰-- $250,000.⁰⁰
She's only part time there commissioners here on make around 30k yearly. Only they Chairman is full time and makes over 120k a year
I don't know about you but been a "commissioner" is a form of a "lawyer",
in the same context of lawyer works a person guilty or innocent, commissioner works as a person can or can't do xyz
When will Bw realize you can’t do what wp do?
lol Omg this sad world - on all accounts
The Piccadilly Commissioner
This is also theft by deception. Grand Larceny.. not cool at all
Y'all keep messing with these Super Gremlins!
She's an obvious criminal.
She’s a their
She’s a thief
BLM!!!
I bet this chic bleeds barbeque sauce
A queen....
Shut up!
Is Washington a Democrat? Asking for a friend.
Blm
I’m here to promote my struggling UA-cam channel.
#BLM
Hire a Nice Jewish man next time lol
Yep, I sure did. Would Neva hire dat sista, or brotha for that matter..
Blm ?? Lol
Hahahaha! Good one! It's like Russia and Ukraine-- WLM???🤔
Sista fn over another sista...hahahahahhaa...I love it
That's why I seldom support bl businesses...from online purchase scams to realtors to the church and everything thing else...saying goes" it be our own people" ..but our community don't wanna hear dat I guess..