JACKSON, Miss. – Today State Auditor Shad White announced former Hancock County Coroner James Faulk has been indicted on multiple charges. The charges are one count of embezzlement, three counts of false representations to defraud the government, and one count of…
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The former director of a Mississippi nonprofit organization pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court to stealing government funds intended to help needy families in one of the poorest states in the U.S., court…
A Mississippi businessman indicted on charges of defrauding the government and health care providers notified the court he plans to plead guilty.…
A federal judge delayed sentencing of a former state welfare director in a case about misspending money intended to help needy families. John Davis pleaded guilty to federal and…
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - The Mississippi Department of Human Services is changing its demands against retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre in a lawsuit that seeks repayment of misspent welfare money. The funds were intended…
Fourteen Mississippians have been arrested on federal fraud charges related to pandemic loans. The Department of Justice says those individuals have been charged with conspiracy, illegal financial transactions, and…
By ERICA HUNZINGER Mississippi’s largest public corruption case, in which tens of millions of dollars earmarked for needy families was misspent, involves a number of sports figures with ties to the state — including NFL royalty Brett Favre and a…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — After Mississippi spent millions of dollars in welfare money on Brett Favre’s pet project, a university volleyball arena, the retired NFL quarterback tried two years later to get additional cash from the state’s welfare agency for another…
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A former director of Mississippi’s welfare agency pleaded guilty Thursday to new federal charges in a conspiracy to misspend tens of millions of dollars that were intended to help needy families in…
According to a new court filing, former Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant instructed his wife’s friend, whose nonprofit was receiving millions from the welfare department, to pay Brett Favre…
Credit card fraud can happen to anyone at any time. Here on the Gulf Coast, the Pascagoula Police Department is asking for the public’s help in finding two…
The Biloxi Police Department is asking for help identifying two people who allegedly stole and used another person’s credit card. The incident occurred on January 22nd around…
JACKSON, Miss — The Mississippi auditor is demanding repayment of $77 million in misspent welfare money in one of the poorest states in the nation. This includes $828,000 the auditor is seeking from retired NFL player Brett Favre and an…
Former Moss Point Mayor Mario King begins serving his 30-month sentence today. This sentence comes after he and his wife Natasha each plead guilty earlier this…
A Mississippi pharmacist pleaded guilty today and a Louisiana marketer pleaded guilty on Aug. 12 in the Southern District of Mississippi for their roles in a multi-million-dollar scheme to defraud TRICARE and private insurance companies by paying kickbacks to distributors…
The Biloxi Police Department is requesting assistance with identifying the individuals in photos released to the media. The man and woman are wanted for questioning regarding an alleged fraud that occurred on Sunday, August 8, 2021, near the 2400 block…
Jackson, Miss. – The former Mayor of Moss Point, Mississippi, and his wife were sentenced today for conspiracy to commit wire fraud relating to the…
A federal grand jury has indicted a mother and son accused of improperly obtaining millions of dollars from the state of Mississippi on…
According to our media partner the Sun Herald, former Moss Point Mayor Mario King is under investigation in Texas on allegations of mortgage fraud. He ‘engaged in other behavior that amounts to obstruction of justice,’ all of which could have…
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…
Hattiesburg, Miss. – Dempsey “Bryan” Levi, 51, and Jeffrey Wayne Rollins, 44, of Ocean Springs, were sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Keith Starrett for their role in a multi-million dollar scheme to defraud TRICARE, the health care benefit program…
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…
WASHINGTON – A Mississippi businessman was charged with defrauding the United States and other health care providers in a $1.8 million scheme related to acquiring and hoarding personal protective equipment (PPE) and price gouging health care providers, including numerous U.S.…
By Associated Press BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Authorities say a man is charged with stealing from a memorial fund that was established to help the family of an Alabama police officer who was killed last year. A news release from…