JACKSON, Miss. – Today State
Auditor Shad White announced public employees who embezzle or fraudulently
obtain more than $10,000 of taxpayer money will no longer be able to
participate in a pretrial diversion program. This announcement comes after
Senate Bill 2552 was passed by both chambers of the Legislature and signed by
the Governor.
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JACKSON, Miss. – State Auditor
Shad White made the following statement after a 17-count federal indictment was
unsealed today:
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JACKSON, Miss. – Today State
Auditor Shad White announced Special Agents from his office have arrested Polly
Tutor of Nettleton and LaTana Williams of Calhoun City. The arrests come from
separate investigations. Tutor, a former clerk for the Itawamba County Soil and
Water Conservation District, was indicted for embezzlement and forgery.
Williams is the current police chief in Calhoun City and has been indicted for
embezzlement. Each woman was presented a demand letter upon arrest.
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JACKSON, Miss. – Today State Auditor Shad White announced Special Agents from his office have arrested Henry Gruno after he was indicted for embezzlement. Gruno is a former director of the Mississippi Veterans Affairs (MSVA) cemetery in Newton County. Gruno was also presented a $29,818.76 demand letter upon arrest. This amount includes interest and investigative expenses.
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JACKSON, Miss. – Today State Auditor Shad White made the following statement after former Bay Springs City Clerk Randy James was sentenced in federal court:
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JACKSON, Miss. – Today State
Auditor Shad White announced Special Agents from his office have arrested Kathy
Smith after she was indicted for embezzlement. Smith is a former municipal
court clerk for the City of Houston in Chickasaw County. A demand letter
showing she owes $131,697.00 was presented to her upon arrest. The demand
amount includes interest and investigative expenses.
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JACKSON, Miss. – Today in a press
conference State Auditor Shad White announced Special Agents from his office
have arrested Mardis Jones after he was indicted for fraud and embezzling
public money in Tunica County. A $1,081,143.07 demand letter was issued to
Jones upon his arrest. This amount represents the second-largest demand in a
criminal case in the history of the Auditor’s office and includes both interest
and investigative expenses.
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JACKSON, Miss. – State Auditor Shad White will hold a press conference to discuss the second-largest criminal demand letter ever issued by the Mississippi Office of the State Auditor. The event will be held at 10:00 AM on Thursday, February 25.
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JACKSON, Miss.
– Today State Auditor Shad White made the following statement after Mario
King entered a guilty plea in federal court today:
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JACKSON, Miss. – Today State
Auditor Shad White announced former City of Columbus Chief Financial Officer
Milton Rawle, Jr. has been convicted of embezzlement in Lowndes County Circuit
Court. The case was prosecuted by District Attorney Scott Colom in Judge Lee
Coleman’s court chambers. The guilty plea and sentencing were recorded yesterday.
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