Former Lafayette County Employee Arrested for Embezzlement

March 11, 2015

JACKSON, MS – Heather Thomas Peters, of Oxford, was arrested today on charges of embezzling public funds from the Lafayette County District Attorney’s Office according to State Auditor Stacey Pickering.

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Pickering Recovers $197,000 for Itawamba County

February 18, 2015

FULTON, Miss. – Itawamba County citizens got good news today from State Auditor Stacey Pickering when he appeared before their Board of Supervisors with $197,963.55, recovered from Chancery Clerk Jim Witt’s bonding company.

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Former Southwest Covington County Volunteer Fire Department Chief Sentenced

February 4, 2015

JACKSON-State Auditor Stacey Pickering announced today that Jerry Warren, the former Fire Chief of the Southwest Covington County Volunteer Fire Department (SCCVFD), pled guilty to one count of grand larceny and has been sentenced to five years non-adjudicated probation.

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ICYMI: Tommy Robertson Indicted On Five Counts Of Embezzlement

January 27, 2015

State Auditor Stacey Pickering and Jackson County District Attorney Tony Lawrence announced yesterday that former State Senator Tommy Robertson has been indicted on five counts of embezzlement.

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Tommy Robertson Indicted On Five Counts Of Embezzlement

January 26, 2015

JACKSON- State Auditor Stacey Pickering and Jackson County District Attorney Tony Lawrence announced today that former State Senator Tommy Robertson has been indicted on five counts of embezzlement, which are alleged to have occurred in April of 2013.

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Demand Issued Against Former Carthage High School Employee

January 22, 2015

JACKSON- Investigators in the State Auditor’s Office issued a civil demand today in the amount of $52,340 to Gena Quick Scott. Scott is a former office manager of Carthage High School, which is now Leake Central High School.

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State Auditor Recovers $70,000 For City of Greenville

January 16, 2015

GREENVILLE, Miss.- State Auditor Stacey Pickering presented Greenville Mayor John Cox and other city leaders with a check in the amount of $70,000 today.

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New Legislation Could Deter Wrongdoing by Public Officials

January 12, 2015

JACKSON- New legislation pending in the Mississippi House of Representatives will require that state and local public employees who are convicted of or plead guilty to any type of public corruption to forfeit their public retirement benefits.

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Former Greenville Parks Commission Director Sentenced

January 6, 2015

JACKSON- State Auditor Stacey Pickering announced today that Yvette Yeager, a former employee of the Greenville Parks and Recreation Department, has been sentenced to ten years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections.

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Video: Alcorn County Supervisor, County Official & County Vendors Indicted

December 4, 2014

State Auditor Stacey Pickering announced yesterday that 259 felony counts have been issued against a member of the Alcorn County Board of Supervisors, the county purchase clerk, and three county vendors. All are alleged to have taken part in various conspiracies designed to and resulting in the embezzlement of public funds.

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