Kabaka Oba Shot: Beatty, Lawson, and the Mallory Cabal

Kabaka Oba was shot right outside of Cincinnati City Hall yesterday. Oba was shot multiple times, but he survived the firefight and identified his accuser.

Hours later, Mr. Howard Beatty turned himself in for the hit. His lawyer is none other than Ken Lawson.

Who is Howard Beatty?

The hit man Howard Beatty is currently on the Board of Directors of the Cincinnati Empowerment Corporation, representing the West End Community Council. He was anointed to that position by Dale Mallory. His appointment was never ratified by the body of the West End Community Council.

Howard Beatty is functionally illiterate. How he came to become on a board of directors is a mystery when he can't even spell it. Check out the look in his eyes on that mugshot. The man is a dim pawn in the Mallory political machine.

Howard Beatty was also a board member of the Genesis Redevelopment Corporation, back when Dale Mallory led Genesis as Executive Director. Howard Beatty’s brother is “Junebug”, George Beatty. George Beatty used to be President of the WECC. He was also a prominent member of Genesis along with his brother, Genesis was a family affair.

For the record, Genesis took close to a million dollars to build one home and do surface cosmetic enhancements to a handful of others. When the city went looking for the money they got threatened by hit men like Howard and George Beatty and they backed off and ran.

While Junebug (George Beatty) was President of the WECC, Cincinnati City Council considered dissolving the Community Council altogether. When the Genesis investigation began, George Beatty stepped down and Dale Mallory stepped in. He became Executive Director of Genesis Redevelopment, and eventually President of the West End Community Council.

Genesis Ties and The Empowerment Zone

The West End Community Council is part of the Empowerment Zone. As such, the community has the power to appoint members to their Board of Directors. Junebug, George Beatty was appointed to the Board of Directors for two terms. When he term limited out, Dale appointed the hit man Howard Beatty to do the deal.

From Queensgate, Dale had Len Garret appointed as well. Len Garrett was also a member of both Genesis and the WECC during the paydays. By stacking the board, they were able to exert influence and give money to friends out of the budget. Orlinda Beatty, Junebug's wife is on the paid payroll of the Empowerment Zone. It is also rumored that Dale Mallory is getting paid by the EZ as a consultant.

From what I am told, he was hired by the very people he appointed, a Mallory lesson in self dealing. I hope to confirm this when his ethical filing comes out for the public record.This story is developing as we speak.