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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Former Southaven Mayor Guilty

June 11, 2014

JACKSON- District Attorney John Champion announced today that former Southaven Mayor Greg Davis has been found guilty on one count of making false representations to defraud the government and one count of embezzlement.

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State Auditor Recovers More Than $29,000 In Mendenhall

June 5, 2014

JACKSON- State Auditor Stacey Pickering announced that more than $29,000 has been recovered and returned to the City of Mendenhall following the investigation into former Mendenhall Police Chief Bruce Barlow.

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State Auditor’s Office, Mississippi Military Department Announce Arrest Of Civilian Employee At Youth Challenge Program

May 29, 2014

HATTIESBURG, Miss. – State Auditor Stacey Pickering joined military officials during a news conference today at Camp Shelby in Hattiesburg to announce the investigation and arrest of a non-military, civilian employee.

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State Auditor Issues Demand Against Warren County Circuit Clerk For $230,000

May 22, 2014

JACKSON- State Auditor Stacey Pickering announced today that the Office of the State Auditor served Warren County Circuit Clerk Shelly Ashley Palmertree with a civil demand in the amount of $229,880.01, bringing the total amount of demands issued against her to $1,048,131.76.

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Judge Rules In Favor Of State Auditor In Davis Trial

May 20, 2014

JACKSON- State Auditor Stacey Pickering announced today that Hinds County Chancery Court Judge Dewayne Thomas has ruled that former Southaven Mayor Greg Davis must repay the full amount of money demanded by the State Auditor’s Office.

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Warren County Board Removes Palmertree From Office

May 19, 2014

VICKSBURG, Miss. – Warren County Circuit Clerk Shelly Ashley Palmertree was removed from office today by the Warren County Board of Supervisors for violating the state law governing residency requirements for elected officials.

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Senior Special Agent Darrell Chance Receives “Top Cop” Honor

May 15, 2014

JACKSON- Darrell Chance, a Senior Special Agent with the State Auditor’s Office, received the agency’s “Top Cop” award today at the Mississippi Trade Mart.

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Two Involved In North Pike School District Embezzlement Scheme Sentenced

April 28, 2014

JACKSON- State Auditor Stacey Pickering announced today that two individuals have pled guilty and been sentenced as part of an embezzlement scheme in the North Pike School District.

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City Of Picayune Public Works Employee Indicted

April 14, 2014

JACKSON- State Auditor Stacey Pickering announced that Gregory Kerr, a former employee with the City of Picayune Public Works department, has been arrested by Special Agents from the State Auditor’s Office and was booked at the Pearl River County Jail today.

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