Charged To Seven Years and Three Months

Biloxi businessman has been sentenced for his part in a kickback scheme involving the former commissioner of the Mississippi department of corrections. Coast government consultant Robert Simmons has been sentenced to seven years and three months in jail. Back in February, Simmons pleaded guilty in a case in which he paid money to former MDOC commissioner. Christopher Epps and former Supervisor William Martin in exchange for lucrative contracts with the state and the county.