District Attorney Joel Smith announced today that 42-year-old Dana Sue Beaman of Bay St. Louis, MS pled guilty yesterday to two counts of Embezzlement by Public Employee before Judge Roger Clark at the Hancock County Courthouse. The investigation began in…
One woman is behind bars this morning on a warrant for embezzlement. Biloxi police arrested 30-year-old Christian Eliana Neice after an investigation into an incident that happened on June 4th. Police say she stole over $1,000 worth of items from…
Two former Moss Point city employees are awaiting sentencing after pleading guilty to embezzlement. Back in January, News 25 Today spoke to Mayor Mario King about the arrests of those former employees, Kenya Bowens and Lakeisha Benton, after special agents…
Two former community college employees have been arrested and charged with embezzlement by the State Auditor's Office. Those two former Coahoma Community College employees, Gwendolyn Jefferson and Stacie Neal, have been arrested after being indicted for embezzlement and conspiracy, with…
Two former employees with the City of Moss Point are behind bars today on embezzlement charges that reportedly took place from 2015 to 2016. Kenya Bowens and Lakeshia Benton were arrested Friday by the state auditor’s office on charges of…
Two former employees with the City of Moss Point are behind bars today on embezzlement charges that reportedly took place from 2015 to 2016. Kenya Bowens and Lakeshia Benton were both indicted for embezzlement by a grand jury. The former…
Earlier this week, former Chief Resource Officer of Biloxi School District Paul Cannette received a sentence that called for four years in prison and two years on house arrest. He would be required to pay $10,000 in restitution. Today, he…
Today in Gulfport a re-sentencing hearing for former Chief Resource Officer of Biloxi School District Paul Cannette took place. Earlier this week, he received a sentence that called for four years in prison and two years on house arrest and…
This morning, the former police chief of the Biloxi School District, Paul Cannette, pled guilty to embezzlement. He was accused by prosecutors for embezzling more than $169,000 from the Mississippi Association of School Resource Officers. Cannette was sentenced to ten…
Today a woman was sentenced to ten years in prison after embezzling over $265,000 from a local nonprofit organization. “I’m very pleased with the verdict. I needed this for closure, I had to have this.” For 22 months now, JoAn…
Gulfport police arrested 31-year-old Jennifer Carmack and charged her with one count of embezzlement. Gulfport police received a complaint on May 26th of embezzlement from the McDonald’s located on Lorraine Road. The complaint stated that at least three cash deposits…
A Long Beach woman was arrested for embezzlement at a Raising Cane’s. Gulfport police arrested 30-year-old Kacey Roggendorff for embezzlement at the Raising Cane’s located on Highway 49. It was reported that bank deposits were missing, valued at one thousand…
District Attorney Joel Smith announced today that 53-year-old Melinda Rosetti-Spence pled guilty to one count of embezzlement from the Pink Hearts Foundation at the Harrison County Courthouse in Gulfport. Rosetti-Spence previously served as treasurer for the Pink Hearts Foundation, a…
A woman faces embezzlement charges after turning herself into the Biloxi Police Department today. According to Lieutenant Christopher De Back, 46-year-old Kimberly Diane Dearmon of Chickasaw, Alabama is accused of misusing her employer’s credit card. Authorities say Dearmon had been…
Former Biloxi School District Police Chief Paul Cannette is behind bars after a grand jury indicted him on an embezzlement charge. Special agents from the Mississippi Office of the State Auditor arrested Cannette yesterday. Authorities say Cannette embezzled more than…
A former public information officer with the Jackson County Sheriff’s Department finds herself behind bars now, indicted on a felony charge of embezzlement. According to the indictment, 47-year-old Cherie Ward of Ocean Springs is accused of converting her own use…
A former Harrison Central High School bookkeeper is behind bars for allegedly embezzling nearly $15,000 from students and teachers. Agents from the office of the state auditor arrested 41-year-old Sherry Brewer for allegedly pocketing money from students and teachers and…
A Biloxi woman is behind bars for allegedly embezzling thousands of dollars from a landscaping company. Sheriff Troy Peterson says 52-year-old Candace Webb was employed by Groundscape Incorporated in Biloxi and handled all financial transitions for the business. Sheriff Peterson…
A Biloxi man is accused of stealing over $4,000 from a local car wash. Thirty-nine year-old Joseph Rayner was arrested and charged with felony embezzlement. Officers say Rayner embezzled thousands of dollars from Popp’s Express Car Wash on Popp’s Ferry…
A Jackson County employee is out of jail after allegedly taking money from the county owned golf course in Moss Point where she worked. Sheriff Mike Ezell says 29-year-old Katlin Shouse of the Wade community was arrested after the manager…
A Gulfport woman is in custody in Biloxi for embezzlement and fraud charges. Over the weekend, Biloxi police arrested 32-year-old Stephanie Bridges. Bridges had outstanding warrants for embezzling a vehicle valued over $10,000 and fraudulently using a credit card at…
A former Hancock County Justice Court employee is facing criminal charges after special agents with the state auditor’s office say she embezzled thousands of dollars. Dana Sue Beaman was arrested Friday on the charges of embezzlement and making false entries…
D’Iberville police have arrested a man on the run for allegedly stealing thousands of dollars from Hertz Rental Car. According to Captain Marty Griffin, Charles James Thompson turned himself in today on the charge of embezzlement. Griffin says while an…
A Jackson County School district employee is behind bars charged with embezzlement. 37-year old Melanie Pankonin was the vice-president of the Grid Iron Club a non-profit, which was raising money for the St. Martin high school football team. Sheriff Mike…