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Mississippi Lobbyist Drama Exposed: Secret Kickbacks on Traffic Ticket Revenue In this no-holds-barred segment, Clay Edwards and Andrew Gasser rip the lid off a shady Mississippi lobbyist scheme that’s got people furious. Two politically wired insiders — attorney Tammra Casico and consultant Ted Thompson — signed secret contracts promising them a $6 cut of every traffic ticket generated by the controversial Securix camera system (the red-light cams catching uninsured drivers).The dirty part? The contracts explicitly told them to hide their personal financial stake from the very cities they were “advising.” What started in Ocean Springs was spreading statewide, with the deals disguised as straight legal advice while the lobbyists quietly cashed in. It gets even thicker: the whole operation ties straight back to heavyweight consultant Josh Gregory and Frontier Strategies — the same firm that runs campaigns for half the big names in Mississippi politics. They were reportedly pulling $36 out of every $300 fine collected. Clay and Andrew call it exactly what it is: legal or not, it feels slimy as hell — multilayered kickbacks, zero transparency, and everyday drivers footing the bill for backroom profits. This is the kind of insider grift that makes people hate politics, and they don’t hold back breaking it all down.