I must confess to not following Metro Detroit politics as closely as I should. Color me skeptical, but I don’t trust that we’re always getting the straight facts from the local media (well, other than WJR). And frankly, the news is usually just too depressing – especially when it’s about more of the ingrained corruption that’s already nearly bankrupted the city itself.

So I hadn’t really heard the all the sordid details of the Turkia Awada Mullin tale. But as the story unfolds, it’s becoming ever more apparent that it’s a snarl of shady dealings we may never fully untangle.
 

Briefly, Turkia Mullin was hired as CEO of the Wayne County Airport Authority (Detroit Metro Airport) in August. Her appointment to the position was controversial (questionable qualifications, padded resume, etc.) to begin with. But the real trouble started with the $200,000 severance check that Mullin received upon leaving her previous job as Wayne County Director of Economic and Neighborhood Development – since it was a voluntary departure. She has since returned the severance pay, but the swirling allegations and speculation in the interim, led to her removal on October 31st, by the airport authority.
 
It’s pretty clear, however, that Mullin’s dismissal will not put an end to the controversy. On November 3rd, Wayne County Executive Robert Ficano announced the resignation of two members of his executive team, and shuffled assignments around between several others. And as more facts develop, it’s becoming extremely difficult for Ficano to extricate himself from the web of Wayne Country cronyism.
 
You can get all the messy details at MLive.com, where Jeff T. Wattrick has been diligently reporting on the whole sad saga since it first began this summer.

To complicate matters even further, there’s the “Muslim Connection.” And here’s where things get really murky. Debbie Schlussel names names, connects the dots and doesn’t pull any punches in this piece from Tuesday: Who is Turkia Awada Mullin?: What Happens When Muslims Run an American County
 
I don’t always agree with Schlussel (especially her film reviews) but she’s on top of all things Muslim, especially when it comes to that Michigan Mecca: Dearbornistan.
If you look beyond the occasional snarkiness in this latest article, a disturbing picture of deceit, fraud, and cronyism-on-steroids emerges. With a few ties to Muslim terrorist support groups thrown into the mix.
 
Schlussel also included a video from FOX 2 News’ Charlie LeDuff, investigating the “questionable” real estate dealings Mullin’s past – HERE. And this was before she got started with Wayne Country. You’d like to think someone would have done a background check on a potential public employee…

Will we ever get to bottom of this latest episode in crooked Detroit politics? Who knows. Two things are certain: the scandal adds yet another black mark to Detroit/Wayne County’s already heavily-tarnished reputation; and the financially-strapped tax base now has to foot the bill for lawsuit(s) and the costs of further investigations.
 
But on the bright side – at least we can be glad that someone with possible connections to Muslim terrorists was only in charge of one of the nation’s largest international airports for two months.