Shumate Pleads Guilty As DMR Investigation Nears Conclusion

August 18, 2014

JACKSON- This past Friday, former Department of Marine Resources Director of Coastal Management Programs Sheila Shumate pled guilty to one count of Embezzlement and one count of Fraud by a Public Official.

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Infographic: Protecting The Taxpayers Of Mississippi

August 4, 2014

Since 2008, the Investigative Division of the Office of the State Auditor has a record of protecting the taxpayers of Mississippi.

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State Auditor Releases FY2014 Exceptions Report

August 1, 2014

JACKSON- Today, State Auditor Stacey Pickering announced the release of the Fiscal Year 2014 Audit Exception Report.

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Former Southwest Covington County Volunteer Fire Department Chief Indicted

July 21, 2014

JACKSON- State Auditor Stacey Pickering announced today that Jerry Warren, the former Fire Chief of the Southwest Covington County Volunteer Fire Department (SCCVFD), has been indicted on one count of grand larceny by a Covington County grand jury.

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WCBI: Alcorn County Purchasing Clerk Arrested

July 18, 2014

CORINTH, Miss. – In an unofficial Alcorn County Board meeting, the state Auditor addressed the public and board members regarding the arrest of a purchasing clerk.

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State Auditor Issues Demand Against Rankin County School District Employee For $16,000

June 30, 2014

JACKSON- State Auditor Stacey Pickering announced today that a demand has been issued against Melanie Harrell Garner, a Nurse Practitioner for the Rankin County School District.

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Reading Consultant Sentenced For Paying Bribes To Greenville Superintendent

June 26, 2014

JACKSON – Felicia C. Adams, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Mississippi, State Auditor Stacey Pickering, and Yessyka Santana, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Department of Education Office of Inspector General’s Southeastern Regional Office announced that:

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Itawamba County Chancery Clerk Issued Demand For Over $500,000

June 23, 2014

TUPELO, Miss. – State Auditor Stacey Pickering announced that Itawamba County Chancery Clerk Jim Witt has been served with a demand in the amount of $503,246.43 during a news conference in Tupelo today.

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Oxford Deputy City Clerk Indicted

June 18, 2014

JACKSON- State Auditor Stacey Pickering announced today that Alisa Liggins, Deputy City Clerk in Oxford, has been indicted on one count of embezzlement.

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Auditor Pickering Releases Statement On Walker Sentencing

June 16, 2014

JACKSON- State Auditor Stacey Pickering released this statement following the sentencing of former Department of Marine Resources Director Bill Walker:

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