Over $1 Million Recovered in Jefferson Davis School District Case

September 22, 2009

JACKSON- A lawsuit that began in 2007 has been brought to a resolution resulting in the Jefferson Davis County School District repaying over $1 million following the misuse of sixteenth section land funds by the District.

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Former JCJC Employee Indicted on Embezzlement Charge

September 10, 2009

JACKSON- State Auditor Stacey Pickering announced today that Tracy Laird, former employee at Jones County Junior College, was indicted by the Grand Jury of Jones County for embezzlement.

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Judge Orders over $150,000 in Restitution Following Guilty Pleas in Katrina Fraud

September 2, 2009

JACKSON- Leading up to the four-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, Louis Allen Stiglet and Todd Northrop each entered a guilty plea in cases relating to Hurricane Katrina fraud.

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State Auditor Hosts ARRA Training at Sites Across Mississippi

August 21, 2009

JACKSON- Prime recipients of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds will have the opportunity to attend five training sessions designed to educate on the reporting requirements to the federal government under Section 1512 of the Act.

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State Auditor Makes Eighth Arrest in MDOT Corruption Ring

August 18, 2009

JACKSON- On Monday, special agents with the State Auditor’s Office arrested Dennis Keith Pierce, a co-conspirator in the Mississippi Department of Transportation corruption ring that netted seven arrests last week.

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State Auditor Makes Additional Arrests in MDOT Corruption Ring

August 12, 2009

JACKSON- On Wednesday, August 12, investigators with the State Auditor’s Office arrested Joseph C. Gallagher and Ricky Saxton in the Mississippi Department of Transportation corruption ring that resulted in five arrests on Tuesday, August 11.

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State Auditor’s Investigation Busts MDOT Corruption Ring and Nets 5 Arrests in Yazoo County

August 11, 2009

JACKSON- Five employees of the Mississippi Department of Transportation were arrested Tuesday morning following an investigation by the State Auditor’s Office that began in 2007.

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$15,000 Returned to Lauderdale County and Arrest Made in Hinds County for Fuelman Embezzlement

August 3, 2009

JACKSON- State Auditor Stacey Pickering returned $15, 851 to the Lauderdale County Board of Supervisors today following a guilty plea in a Fuelman embezzlement case.

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Katrina Fraud Case Brings Guilty Verdicts

July 31, 2009

JACKSON- State Auditor Stacey Pickering announced today that Jerome and Catherine Foreman were convicted of making false statements, false claims, theft and mail fraud following a 4-day trial that ended in federal court on Thursday, July 30.

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Clinton Tapper Sentenced Following Guilty Plea in Katrina Fraud Case

July 16, 2009

JACKSON- Clinton Tapper was sentenced in federal court in Gulfport following a guilty plea to three counts of fraud relating to a Hurricane Katrina grant.

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