State Auditor Announces Guilty Plea Of Former Union County Coroner

JACKSON- State Auditor Stacey Pickering announced today that former Union County Coroner Mark Golding pled guilty to a Bill of Information and was sentenced earlier this morning at the Tippah County Courthouse.

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Mississippi Hosts Southeastern & Southwest Intergovernmental Audit Forum

BILOXI, Miss.- This week, Mississippi hosted the Southeastern and Southwest Intergovernmental Audit Forum in Biloxi. The conference ran from Monday through Wednesday.

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Former City of Bassfield Employees Arrested for Embezzleme​nt

JACKSON- State Auditor Stacey Pickering announced that four individuals were arrested on Friday, September 13, by Auditor’s Office Special Agents at the Rankin County Sheriff’s Department.

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State Auditor’s Office Demands Former Union County Coroner Repay Over $398,000

JACKSON- State Auditor Stacey Pickering announced today that Special Agents served a demand to former Union County coroner, Mark Golding, in the amount of $398,418.83.

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Coles Point Volunteer Fire Department Employee Arrested for Embezzling Over $30,000

JACKSON- State Auditor Stacey Pickering announced today the arrest of Martha Chrestman, former Secretary and Treasurer for the Board of Commissioners of the Coles Point Volunteer Fire Department (CPVFD) in Panola County, for embezzlement of public funds.

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State Auditor’s Office and Stone County Sheriff’s Office Arrest Former SCEDP Executive Director for Embezzlement

JACKSON- Jay Paul Gumm, former Executive Director of the Stone County Economic Development Partnership, was arrested by State Auditor’s Office Special Agents and Stone County Sheriff’s Deputies on Friday, August 16, for embezzlement.

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State Auditor Says Schools Violating Textbook Law

JACKSON- Over the past year, audits of school districts in Mississippi performed by the Performance Audit Division of the Office of the State Auditor have found most schools in violation of state law mandating that textbooks be distributed to school children.

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Warren County Circuit Clerk Indicted for Embezzlement

JACKSON- State Auditor Stacey Pickering announced today that Warren County Circuit Clerk Shelly Palmertree has been indicted on two felony counts of embezzlement by a Warren County Grand Jury.

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State Auditor Releases FY2013 Exceptions Report

JACKSON- Today, State Auditor Stacey Pickering announced the release of the Fiscal Year 2013 Audit Exceptions Report.

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State Auditor Returns Over $34,000 to Walthall County

JACKSON- State Auditor Stacey Pickering presented a $34,125.40 check today to Walthall County Board of Supervisors President Ken Craft, Chancery Clerk Bob Bracey and Walthall County Supervisor Clennel Brown following an investigation into former Justice Court Clerk Sandra Kennedy Schilling’s mishandling of public funds.

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