Vancleave woman accused of stealing from high school dance team charged with embezzlement
A Vancleave woman accused of stealing money from a high school dance team is waiting on a grand jury to decide whether to…
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Former Jackson County employee pleads guilty to stealing road equipment
A former Jackson County employee pleaded guilty to stealing road maintenance equipment from the county. Charles Smith was convicted of two counts of embezzlement for stealing road equipment such as chainsaws, lawn trimmers, a concrete saw and tractor implements from…
Two Jackson County men accused of stealing, selling county equipment
Two Jackson County men, accused of taking county owned equipment, have been indicted on charges of embezzlement. Jonathan Smith and Charles Smith are accused of stealing equipment like chainsaws, weedeaters, a concrete saw and tractor implements. Several of those items…
Jackson County searching for embezzlement suspect
The Jackson County Sheriff's Department is searching for a suspect wanted in an embezzlement case. Kaitlyn Louise Eakin, 27, is suspected of embezzling more than $2,700 from a store where she worked as a clerk. Investigators believe she may be…
Two Gulfport men charged in theft from Pass Christian business
Two people are charged with stealing money from a Pass Christian business. Pass Christian Police Chief Daren Freeman said Zenell Gwin, 27, and Raynaldo Smith, 36, both of Gulfport, were arrested Tuesday and charged with felony embezzlement. Freeman said the…
Former Moss Point officer charged after probable cause hearing
A former Moss Point officer officially has been charged with embezzlement in a case in which he's accused of taking property belonging to a suspect for his own use. Eric Maye was charged Monday with embezzlement involving officers, trustees and…
Bay St. Louis woman charged with embezzlement
Bay St. Louis Police on Friday arrested a woman accused of embezzling money from the business where she worked. On Thursday, Bay Police received a complaint that an employee had taken more than $1,000…
Auditor’s Office arrests Former Circuit Clerk of Stone County
JACKSON, Miss. – Today State Auditor Shad White announced Special Agents from his office have arrested former Stone County Circuit Clerk Jeffrey O’Neal after he was indicted on four counts of embezzlement in Stone County. A $335,353.61 demand letter was presented…
Biloxi woman sentenced to probation for embezzlement
A Biloxi woman who supported a shopping addiction by embezzling $303,000 from her employer will serve five years on probation for her crime. Thirty-seven-year-old Elizabeth O’Neil was sentenced to…
Second Jackson County road crew member charged in equipment theft case
A second employee with the Jackson County road crew has been charged with embezzlement in the theft of equipment from that department, Sheriff Mike Ezell said Tuesday…
Auditor arrests two Biloxi Public Schools employees for fraud and embezzlement
JACKSON, Miss. – Today State Auditor Shad White announced Special Agents from his office have arrested Michael Ludlow and Mickey Bellande, Jr. after both were indicted for fraud and embezzlement. Both Ludlow and Bellande are former maintenance employees at the…
New law stiffens penalties for fraud, embezzlement of public funds
A law that will take effect July 1 increases penalties for public employees involved in fraud or embezzlement of taxpayer money. State Auditor Shad White announced today that those public employees who obtain $10,000 or more of taxpayer money will…
Gulfport woman charged with embezzlement
A 19-year-old Gulfport woman has been charged with embezzlement from her place of employment. Biloxi Police said in a press release that Olivia Alexia Brooks of Gulfport was developed as a suspect after officers responded to a call about embezzlement…
Auditor arrests former Deputy Tax Collector in Jackson County for embezzlement
JACKSON, Miss. – Today State Auditor Shad White announced Special Agents from his office have arrested Colleen Ladnier, a former deputy tax collector in Jackson County, after she was indicted for embezzlement by a local grand jury. Ladnier is accused…
Mayor of Aberdeen, Miss. to go on trial for embezzlement in February 2021
ABERDEEN, MISS. (WCBI) – Aberdeen Mayor Maurice Howard will go to trial next year. A continuance was granted to push Howard’s embezzlement trial to February first. The recently re-elected mayor was indicted in October 2019 on five counts of embezzlement. He’s accused of receiving about 35 hundred dollars in taxpayer-funded reimbursements for city-related trips. The […]
Ocean Springs woman who embezzled $2M from Gulfport chemical company sentenced to 3 years in prison
Gulfport, Miss. (WXXV)– Lisa Gordon-Scruggs, 53, of Ocean Springs, Mississippi, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Sul Ozerden to 36 months in prison, followed by one year of supervised release, for filing a false tax return. U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst…
Biloxi man arrested in connection with embezzlement case
A Biloxi man has been arrested in connection with an embezzlement case. Maj. Christopher DeBack said Michael Keith Walls, 37, was arrested Tuesday after an investigation into a missing vehicle. De Back said it was alleged that Walls borrowed the…
Arrested on a warrant for one count of embezzlement after discrepancies found in Biloxi Soccer Organization bank account
The Biloxi Police Department arrested 33-year-old Geoffrey Alan Lewis of Biloxi on a warrant for one count of Embezzlement. It was reported that discrepancies were found in the bank account of the Biloxi Soccer Organization. During the course of this…
Former investigator convicted of embezzlement
A former investigator for a Mississippi District Attorney’s Office has been convicted of embezzlement. Authorities say Joe Edney deposited thousands of dollars of court fees into his own bank account. He used his position overseeing a pre-trial diversion program to…
Brett Favre mentioned in embezzlement scheme; Faces no criminal charges
A multi-million dollar embezzlement scheme involving the Mississippi Department of Human Services is being called the biggest of its kind in state history. Perhaps the biggest NFL quarterback to emerge from this state is linked to that gross amount of…
4 current or former Meridian police officers charged with theft and embezzlement
MERIDIAN, MISS. (AP) — Three current police officers in Meridian, Mississippi and one former officer in the same department are charged with theft and embezzlement of public money, according to federal indictments that were unsealed Wednesday. The four were indicted…
Largest public embezzlement case in state history: Auditor arrests Former Director of DHS and co-conspirators
JACKSON, Miss. (WXXV) – Special agents from the office of State Auditor Shad White have arrested several people in connection with a multimillion-dollar embezzlement scheme. Those arrested include John Davis, the former Director of the Mississippi Department of Human Services…
Woman embezzled more than $300K
A Mississippi woman’s attorney told a judge that his client embezzled $303,000 from her employer to make online purchases because she had a ‘shopping compulsion.’ Elizabeth Rose O’Neil and her attorney, Don Rafferty, testified that she stole $1,400 to $1,600…
Former clerk pleads guilty to taking more than $100,000 from Hancock County court
BAY ST. LOUIS, Miss. (AP) - A former Hancock County Justice Court employee is pleading guilty to two counts of embezzlement after investigators found she stole more than $100,000. Local news outlets report Dana Sue Beaman pleaded guilty Monday in…