JACKSON, Miss. – The
Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) is operating at a level
comparable to other state transportation departments across the nation, but
they could save millions of dollars by streamlining operations. This finding,
along with the ways MDOT could save taxpayer money, is published in a study of MDOT
released by State Auditor Shad White today.
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JACKSON, Miss. – Today Auditor
Shad White announced Special Agents from his office have arrested former
Quitman County School District employee, Linder Howze-Campbell, after she was
indicted for fraud by a grand jury assembled by District Attorney Brenda
Mitchell. A demand letter worth $72,031.44 was delivered to Howze-Campbell at
the time of her arrest. The total demand amount includes interest and the cost
of the investigation.
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JACKSON, Miss. – State Auditor
Shad White’s office ended 2019 by securing convictions for Dana Beaman of
Hancock County and Christy James of Wayne County in separate December court
sessions. Beaman will spend at least six years in prison, and James was
sentenced to at least five years of probation. Judges also ordered both women
to repay taxpayers a total of over $150,000.
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JACKSON, Miss. – Mississippi spent
a higher percentage of public education money outside the classroom and on administrative
expenditures than almost every other state in the South in the last 10 years
according to a new report released today by State Auditor Shad White. The
report also shows Mississippi spent a smaller portion of money inside the
classroom than most other southern states during the same time.
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JACKSON, Miss. – Today State
Auditor Shad White announced Paula Hunt, former bookkeeper at the Warren County
Tax Collector’s office, pled guilty to embezzlement in Warren County Circuit
Court. Judge James Chaney sentenced Hunt to spend at least eight years in
prison. The judge also ordered her to repay the money she embezzled from Warren
County in monthly payments after she is released. Special Agents from the Mississippi Office of
the State Auditor and the office of District Attorney Richard Smith worked
together to investigate and prosecute the case.
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JACKSON, Miss. – Today Auditor
Shad White announced Special Agents from his office have arrested two former
public employees in Smith County after concluding separate investigations.
Helen Bounds, former Town Clerk of Raleigh, was presented with a demand letter
worth $48,339.25 when she was arrested for embezzlement. Justin Middleton,
former solid waste clerk for the Smith County Board of Supervisors, was issued
a demand letter worth $33,525.29 when she was arrested for fraud and
embezzlement. A grand jury assembled by District Attorney Matt Sullivan chose
to indict both women. Each demand amount includes interest and investigative
expenses.
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JACKSON, Miss. – Today Auditor
Shad White announced Special Agents from his office have arrested Mayor Maurice
Howard of Aberdeen after he was indicted for 5 counts of embezzlement by a
grand jury assembled by District Attorney John Weddle. A demand letter worth $11,649.34
was delivered to Howard at the time of his arrest. Interest and investigative
costs are included in the demand amount.
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JACKSON, Miss. – Today Auditor
Shad White announced Special Agents from his office have arrested former Pearl
River County Deputy Tax Collector Stacy Treadaway and Joseph Edney, former
investigator for the 11th Circuit Court District Attorney.
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JACKSON, Miss. – Several state agencies, boards, commissions, and universities are failing to adhere to state cyber security laws, leaving Mississippians’ personal data vulnerable to hackers. According to survey results published in a report from the Office of State Auditor Shad White, many state entities are operating like state and federal cyber security laws do not apply to them.
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JACKSON, Miss. – Today Auditor
Shad White announced Special Agents from his office have arrested Newton County
Supervisor Glenn Hollingsworth after he was indicted for fraudulently obtaining
public funds by a grand jury assembled by District Attorney for the 8th
District Steven S. Kilgore. A demand letter worth $7,984.02 was issued to
Hollingsworth at the time of his arrest. The total demand amount includes
accrued interest and the cost of the investigation.
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