Joan Landes

The Scheme: Brian Morris & Tammy Morris Riley” but every claim inside it is tied directly to public records: Kentucky SOS filings, deed records, bankruptcy dockets, Fiscal Court minutes, ARC grant documents, and court lawsuits. Pike County Jailer Brian Morris (now running for Judge-Executive) and his sister Tammy Morris Riley (Pike County Health Department Director) of running a coordinated multi-million dollar grift using two county agencies as a family money pipeline while hiding their sibling relationship from everyone. The Two-Person, Two-Agency Racket • Brian Morris controls the jail: vendor contracts, treatment programs, inmate revenue, work release. • Tammy Morris Riley controls the Health Department: supposed to provide “independent” regulatory oversight of the jail, plus opioid settlement funds and federal grants. They created what the report calls an “oversight paradox” the agency that’s legally required to watch the jail is run by the jailer’s own sister, and they never disclosed the family tie in any grant application, Fiscal Court presentation, or public record. The Money Trail $9,165,655+ Documented and projected public funds flowing through the network: • $4.37 million opioid settlement money routed through Tammy’s Health Department to “The Hub” recovery center. • $485,676 federal ARC REBUILD grant (Tammy publicly quoted as “program architect”). • $208,000+ annual WestCare jail revenue that transitioned straight into family-linked programs. • $1.136 million ARC Women’s Residential Grant. All while Tammy’s agency issued zero documented accountability reports on jail health conditions. The Family Business Empire Wife Lisa Morris holds top roles in multiple active companies that intersect with county operations: • Appalachian Security (Treasurer/VP) • Appalachian Quick Lube (President/Secretary/Director) • Appalachian Waste Management (Member) • Travelers Auto Recovery (Registered Agent) • Automaxx of Kentucky (Registered Agent) Close associate Big Joe Adkins (Jail Vape Inc., Jail Connect Inc.) shows documented employment ties to the Pike County Detention Center and Southern Health Partners (the jail’s medical contractor) from 2017–2026 while running jail-named businesses. He also filed Chapter 13 bankruptcy in February 2026. Real Estate Grift & The “Small Club” The Morris family (Brian, Lisa, and the Brian Morris Trust) bought $1.66 million in property since 2015 and sold $2.235 million — netting $605,000 gross gain (+37.1%). Three properties flipped to McPeek Realty alone brought $500,000 profit (83% return). It’s no coincidence that Eric McPeek ended up on the WestCare board right after those deals especially since McPeek is married to Ray Jones’s sister. It’s a small club and you ain’t in it. Now his son Trey is being promoted to flood plain coordinator, which lines up perfectly with “recovery efforts” and the family’s waste management interests. The ARH Lawsuit Cover-Up Appalachian Regional Healthcare sued the county/jail for $3,265,475 in unpaid psychiatric bills for 89 inmates — every single bill racked up while Tammy was Health Director. Brian claims the inmates had already been released and there was “no contract,” while fighting to keep taxpayer dollars from paying it. Tammy’s agency — the one legally required to oversee jail health — never issued one accountability report during the entire four-year crisis. If Brian Wins Judge-Executive The report warns the grift scales to the full $35 million county budget — every contract, every board appointment, every dollar of opioid money under one family network. Real accountability would require independent review of the cited records, grant filings, disclosures, and contracts. The community wants transparency. Pike County voters deserve to know exactly what’s happening with their tax dollars before handing Brian Morris the keys to the entire county.

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The Scheme: Brian Morris & Tammy Morris Riley” but every claim inside it is tied directly to public records: Kentucky SOS filings, deed records, bankruptcy dockets, Fiscal Court minutes, ARC grant documents, and court lawsuits. Pike County Jailer Brian Morris (now running for Judge-Executive) and his sister Tammy Morris Riley (Pike County Health Department Director) of running a coordinated multi-million dollar grift using two county agencies as a family money pipeline while hiding their sibling relationship from everyone. The Two-Person, Two-Agency Racket • Brian Morris controls the jail: vendor contracts, treatment programs, inmate revenue, work release. • Tammy Morris Riley controls the Health Department: supposed to provide “independent” regulatory oversight of the jail, plus opioid settlement funds and federal grants. They created what the report calls an “oversight paradox” the agency that’s legally required to watch the jail is run by the jailer’s own sister, and they never disclosed the family tie in any grant application, Fiscal Court presentation, or public record. The Money Trail $9,165,655+ Documented and projected public funds flowing through the network: • $4.37 million opioid settlement money routed through Tammy’s Health Department to “The Hub” recovery center. • $485,676 federal ARC REBUILD grant (Tammy publicly quoted as “program architect”). • $208,000+ annual WestCare jail revenue that transitioned straight into family-linked programs. • $1.136 million ARC Women’s Residential Grant. All while Tammy’s agency issued zero documented accountability reports on jail health conditions. The Family Business Empire Wife Lisa Morris holds top roles in multiple active companies that intersect with county operations: • Appalachian Security (Treasurer/VP) • Appalachian Quick Lube (President/Secretary/Director) • Appalachian Waste Management (Member) • Travelers Auto Recovery (Registered Agent) • Automaxx of Kentucky (Registered Agent) Close associate Big Joe Adkins (Jail Vape Inc., Jail Connect Inc.) shows documented employment ties to the Pike County Detention Center and Southern Health Partners (the jail’s medical contractor) from 2017–2026 while running jail-named businesses. He also filed Chapter 13 bankruptcy in February 2026. Real Estate Grift & The “Small Club” The Morris family (Brian, Lisa, and the Brian Morris Trust) bought $1.66 million in property since 2015 and sold $2.235 million — netting $605,000 gross gain (+37.1%). Three properties flipped to McPeek Realty alone brought $500,000 profit (83% return). It’s no coincidence that Eric McPeek ended up on the WestCare board right after those deals especially since McPeek is married to Ray Jones’s sister. It’s a small club and you ain’t in it. Now his son Trey is being promoted to flood plain coordinator, which lines up perfectly with “recovery efforts” and the family’s waste management interests. The ARH Lawsuit Cover-Up Appalachian Regional Healthcare sued the county/jail for $3,265,475 in unpaid psychiatric bills for 89 inmates — every single bill racked up while Tammy was Health Director. Brian claims the inmates had already been released and there was “no contract,” while fighting to keep taxpayer dollars from paying it. Tammy’s agency — the one legally required to oversee jail health — never issued one accountability report during the entire four-year crisis. If Brian Wins Judge-Executive The report warns the grift scales to the full $35 million county budget — every contract, every board appointment, every dollar of opioid money under one family network. Real accountability would require independent review of the cited records, grant filings, disclosures, and contracts. The community wants transparency. Pike County voters deserve to know exactly what’s happening with their tax dollars before handing Brian Morris the keys to the entire county.

At the grand opening, Pike County Judge-Executive Ray Jones called it “a historic day for Pike County,” noting that “very few families in Eastern Kentucky can say that they have not been affected by drug addiction.” He added, “This facility, in my opinion, will save countless lives.” Pikeville Mayor Jimmy Carter echoed the need, citing the “tremendous need” and the “horrible plague of substance abuse” in the community. Greg May, president of Utilities Management Group, led the two-year renovation with 12–15 workers and his business partner Bobby Sturgeon. Deeply personal for May — his own brother died of a drug overdose — the project was supported by local officials and the Appalachian Regional Commission. “We named our facility Riverplace… to emphasize a place of serenity for people who eventually reside here while their lives are being healed,” he said, often becoming emotional thanking his wife, Sturgeon, and the community. Other speakers included ARC CEO and Founder Tim Robinson, Pikeville Medical Center CEO Donovan Blackburn, and former Gov. Ernie Fletcher. At its peak in 2024, ARC provided more than two-thirds of all treatment beds in Kentucky. From 2019–2024 the company billed the state $1.7 billion, receiving over $377 million in Medicaid payments for addiction services. It also billed more than $400 million for psychoeducation and peer support, earning over $125 million — roughly a quarter of all such reimbursements to Kentucky providers! ARC’s explosive growth accelerated during the COVID-19 pandemic after Gov. Andy Beshear’s March 2020 executive order eased prior-authorization rules for addiction providers, following an email from donor Tim Robinson warning centers needed help amid restrictions. Beshear later defended the changes as key to fighting overdose deaths. Yet those same billing flexibilities especially for peer support often by staff with 30 hours training and broadly defined psychoeducation sessions are now at the center of federal scrutiny. Prosecutors and former employees allege some practices amounted to fraud.

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