From Sports Illustrated to local Arizona TV stations, several feel-good stories were hailing Welter as an all-American character. The Cardinals produced a promotional video all about Welter that ran on NFL.com.
Days later, learning of her arrest, many of the same news outlets ran decidedly less positive coverage. “So much for Wednesday’s Hot Clicks feel-good story of the day,” wrote a Sports Illustrated blogger. ABC’s Good Morning America ran a report featuring cell-phone video of Welter attacking her boyfriend, as well as footage from body cameras worn by officers of the Scottsdale Police Department.
Seemingly overnight Megan Welter’s reputation was ruined online, with the first 3 pages for Google searches of “Megan Welter” returning results of her arrest.
Enter “The Reputation Fixers” – AKA The Kelly Warner Law Firm
Humiliated by her conduct that was caught on video, Megan Welter turned to the self-promoted “Reputation Fixers” at The Kelly Warner Law Firm for help.
The Kelly Warner Law Firm had gained a reputation for “removing” webpages from Google for clients accused of running scams, assaulting people, and involved in criminal activities:
