State freezes city of Lipscomb assets in illegal gambling lawsuit [Video]

13 NEWS AT SIX STARTS NOW. THE CITY OF LIPSCOMB HAS FOUND ITSELF IN TROUBLE. THANKS FOR JOINING US AT SIX. I’M GUY RAWLINGS AND I’M BRITTANY DECKER. THE SMALL TOWN OF 2000 IS NAMED IN A CIVIL LAWSUIT THAT INVOLVES ILLEGAL GAMBLING. WVTM 13 S MAGDALA LOUISSAINT TELLS US THE HISTORY BEHIND JAIZ CHARITY AND WHAT THIS MEANS FOR THE CITY OF LIPSCOMB’S FINANCIAL ACCOUNTS. TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE FOR THE CITY OF LIPSCOMB. OFFICIALS NEED TO HAND ALL FINANCIAL RECORDS OVER TO THE STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL. A TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER FILED LAST WEEK FROZE THE CITY’S ASSETS, AS WELL AS THOSE OF JAIZ CHARITY, BINGO AND ITS OWNERS. THAT MEANS NO MONEY IN AND NO MONEY OUT. IN A LAWSUIT FILED THE SAME DAY, THE AG CLAIMS THE CITY OF LIPSCOMB RESPONSIBLE FOR LICENSING JAIZ CHARITY TO OPERATE AN ILLEGAL GAMBLING FACILITY, AND THAT THE CITY CONTINUES …