Mississippi Office of the State Auditor Press Release

Thu, 06/13/2024 - 18:19 Former Mississippi Lottery Corporation Vice President Pleads Guilty to Embezzlement
Thu, 05/30/2024 - 01:17 Former Rankin County Tax Collector Clerk Pleads Guilty to Embezzlement
Wed, 05/22/2024 - 23:29 Former High School Financial Secretary Pleads Guilty of Embezzlement
Wed, 05/22/2024 - 23:22 Lee County Woman Pleads Guilty to Theft of Government Funds
Fri, 05/17/2024 - 01:22 Auditors Office Announces Operation Payback and Secures First Indictment
Fri, 05/10/2024 - 03:18 Auditor Arrests Couple Accused of Receiving Fraudulent Unemployment Benefits
Thu, 12/08/2022 - 13:25 Former Yalobusha General Hospital Clerk Arrested for Embezzlement
Wed, 12/07/2022 - 11:36 Former Grenada County Deputy Clerk Pleads Guilty to Grand Larceny
Wed, 11/16/2022 - 11:32 City of Cleveland Wins State Auditors Third PIE Award
Tue, 10/25/2022 - 11:41 Two Arrested for Separate Embezzlement Schemes in Marshall County
Thu, 10/06/2022 - 13:07 Former Director of Tunica County Airport Arrested for Embezzlement
Thu, 09/22/2022 - 15:34 John Davis Pleads Guilty in Welfare Scandal
Mon, 08/29/2022 - 13:22 Hinds County Election Commission Co-conspirator Pleads Guilty
Thu, 08/11/2022 - 17:34 Roland Graham is Guilty of Embezzlement, Sentenced as Habitual Offender
Wed, 05/04/2022 - 10:42 Henry Gruno is Guilty of Embezzling from Veterans Cemetery
Mon, 03/07/2022 - 16:22 Former Rankin County Deputy Tax Collector Pleads Guilty to Embezzlement
Mon, 02/28/2022 - 16:20 State Auditor Announces Stay in the Sip Fellowship to Combat Brain Drain
Tue, 02/08/2022 - 18:02 Former State Hospital Police Officer Arrested for Fraud, Extradited from Texas
Mon, 02/07/2022 - 16:03 Kim Davis is Guilty of Embezzlement
Tue, 01/18/2022 - 22:04 Former Covington County Emergency Manager Arrested for Embezzlement, Fraud
Thu, 01/06/2022 - 17:52 Alleged Catalytic Converter Thief Indicted in George County
Tue, 01/04/2022 - 22:52 Auditors Office Announces Public Innovations and Efficiencies Award
Thu, 12/09/2021 - 11:49 Auditors Office Arrests Former Probation Officer in Forrest County
Mon, 11/22/2021 - 12:52 Jones County Supervisor Arrested for Embezzlement
Wed, 11/17/2021 - 23:04 Deputy Clerk Arrested for Embezzlement in Lamar County
Tue, 11/09/2021 - 21:16 Auditors Office Makes Two Arrests in Separate Hinds County Cases
Thu, 11/04/2021 - 02:14 Auditor Arrests Former Rankin County Deputy Tax Collector for Embezzlement
Sun, 10/17/2021 - 23:53 Auditors Office Arrests Former Bookkeeper, College Dean in Multimillion-Dollar Workforce Development Fraud Case
Wed, 10/13/2021 - 21:18 Auditors Office Arrests former Volunteer Fire Department Chief for Embezzlement
Tue, 10/05/2021 - 15:14 Auditors Office Makes Arrest for COVID Stimulus Fraud
Sun, 10/03/2021 - 19:36 Auditors Office Makes Two Arrests in Separate Yalobusha County Cases
Fri, 10/01/2021 - 03:09 Auditor Demands Repayment of Misspent Welfare Money
Mon, 09/27/2021 - 19:58 Auditors Office Arrests Former Circuit Clerk of Stone County
Wed, 09/22/2021 - 03:32 Auditors Office Makes Arrest in Forrest County
Thu, 09/16/2021 - 10:21 Auditors Office Given High Marks in Peer Review
Tue, 09/14/2021 - 15:41 Auditor Makes Arrest and Issues Demand Letter in Jones County
Sun, 08/15/2021 - 22:24 Auditor Arrests Woman Accused of Stealing from Needy Schoolchildren
Sun, 08/08/2021 - 23:40 Auditor Releases Annual Exceptions Report
Sun, 07/11/2021 - 19:54 Brittany Ransom is Guilty of Fraud
Mon, 05/24/2021 - 23:08 Amanda Lewis is Guilty of Embezzlement
Mon, 05/10/2021 - 14:46 Auditors Office Partners with School Districts to Cut Outside-the-Classroom Spending, Direct Education Money to Teachers and Students
Tue, 05/04/2021 - 21:36 Auditor Arrests Two Biloxi Public Schools Employees for Fraud and Embezzlement
Thu, 04/29/2021 - 15:40 School District Looks to Reduce Ineffective Spending With Help from State Auditor
Thu, 04/22/2021 - 09:59 Audit Shows Opportunity to Eliminate Outside-the-Classroom Spending at Columbus Municipal School District
Thu, 04/15/2021 - 13:09 Audit Finds Savings in Outside-the-Classroom Spending at Hinds County School District
Thu, 04/08/2021 - 12:54 Auditors Office Returns Over $150,000 to Taxpayers in March
Thu, 03/25/2021 - 08:18 Former Oktibbeha County Road Department Employee Arrested for Embezzlement
Mon, 03/22/2021 - 13:48 Auditor Works with Legislature to Increase Penalties for Fraud and Embezzlement
Tue, 03/09/2021 - 20:27 Auditors Office Makes Two Arrests in North Mississippi
Sun, 03/07/2021 - 20:29 Auditors Office Arrests Former Veterans Cemetery Director for Embezzlement
Wed, 03/03/2021 - 20:22 Randy James Sentenced in Federal Court
Wed, 03/03/2021 - 19:12 JACKSON, Miss. Today State Auditor Shad White made the following statement after former Bay Springs City Clerk Randy James was
Sun, 02/28/2021 - 19:10 Auditors Office Arrests Municipal Court Clerk in Chickasaw County
Wed, 02/24/2021 - 20:45 Auditors Office Arrests Former Tunica County Housing Project Director
Mon, 02/22/2021 - 21:28 Milton Rawle is Guilty of Embezzlement, Ordered to Serve Maximum Prison Sentence
Wed, 02/10/2021 - 21:05 Auditors Office Returns Over $60,000 to Taxpayers in January
Tue, 01/12/2021 - 14:29 Auditors Office Arrests Former Pearl River County Crimestoppers Board Member
Fri, 01/08/2021 - 14:46 Former Police Chief is Guilty of Embezzlement
Tue, 01/05/2021 - 00:06 Auditor Arrests Former Deputy Tax Collector in Jackson County for Embezzlement
Sun, 12/20/2020 - 22:24 Auditors Office Arrests Alcorn County Tax Collector for Embezzlement and Fraud
Thu, 12/17/2020 - 17:45 Audit Reveals Wide-ranging Misspending at Department of Corrections
Mon, 12/14/2020 - 16:33 Widespread Problems Uncovered in Holmes County School District Audit
Tue, 12/08/2020 - 19:15 Auditor Returns Nearly $500,000 to Mississippi Taxpayers
Wed, 12/02/2020 - 20:08 Auditor Arrests Former Scott County Employee for Embezzling Fuel
Thu, 11/19/2020 - 17:42 Auditor Makes Arrest in Lawrence County
Mon, 11/16/2020 - 23:33 Auditor Arrests Former Community College Employee for Embezzlement
Mon, 11/09/2020 - 14:04 Auditor Arrests Former Caledonia Water Department Supervisor
Wed, 09/23/2020 - 18:06 Auditor Arrests Municipal Court Clerk in Macon for Embezzlement
Mon, 08/31/2020 - 02:26 Jackson Public Schools JROTC Program Earns Top Marks
Tue, 08/18/2020 - 08:05 Auditors Arrest Former Columbus Chief Financial Officer for Embezzlement
Wed, 08/12/2020 - 22:51 Reports Show Education Data Can be More Accurate
Tue, 08/04/2020 - 21:23 State Auditor Releases CARES Act Audit Plan
Thu, 07/30/2020 - 20:24 State Auditor Releases Annual Exceptions Report
Mon, 07/20/2020 - 10:22 Auditors Office Arrests Three in Jones County
Mon, 07/06/2020 - 20:20 Auditors Office Returns $150,000, Cases Lead to Four Convictions in June
Thu, 06/18/2020 - 11:29 Audit Shows Office of Dropout Prevention was Defunct, Changed How Graduation Rate Was Calculated to Improve Stats
Thu, 06/11/2020 - 02:12 JACKSON, Miss. Classroomteachers in Mississippi were given smaller dollar-amount pay raises, onaverage, than superintendents, deputy superintendents, and assistant principalsfrom FY 2013 to 2016 according to
Thu, 06/11/2020 - 00:57 Report Shows Education Pay Raises Prioritized Administrative Staff
Tue, 05/19/2020 - 08:24 Former District Attorneys Office Investigator is Guilty of Embezzlement
Mon, 05/04/2020 - 15:10 Audit of DHS Reveals Millions Wasted
Tue, 04/14/2020 - 14:53 Fraud Schemes Widespread During COVID-19 Emergency
Thu, 04/02/2020 - 09:23 Auditors Office to Bring Accountability to COVID-19 Stimulus Spending
Tue, 03/24/2020 - 09:48 Former Philadelphia Court Clerk is Guilty of Embezzlement
Thu, 03/19/2020 - 17:38 Auditor Arrests former Simpson County Sheriffs Office Employee for Embezzlement
Wed, 03/04/2020 - 22:46 Auditor Arrests former Lawrence County Conservation District Clerk
Tue, 03/03/2020 - 10:33 Auditor Returns Over $1.3 Million to Taxpayers in February
Thu, 02/27/2020 - 18:17 Former Harrison County Assistant Tax Collector Sentenced for Committing Fraud
Mon, 02/24/2020 - 17:29 Former Jones County Supervisor Jerome Wyatt Found Guilty of Embezzlement
Fri, 02/21/2020 - 17:50 Former Water Association Office Manager Arrested for Embezzlement and Fraud
Thu, 02/20/2020 - 19:05 Auditor Arrests Former Town of Walls Police Chief for Embezzlement
Wed, 02/05/2020 - 16:47 Auditor Arrests Former Director of DHS and Co-Conspirators in Largest Public Embezzlement Case in State History
Tue, 02/04/2020 - 11:46 Auditor Completes Efficiency Study of Department of Transportation
Thu, 01/30/2020 - 15:29 Former Quitman County School District Employee Arrested for Fraud
Thu, 01/02/2020 - 21:12 Auditors Office Begins New Year with Momentum from Concluded Investigations
Mon, 11/18/2019 - 12:34 Mississippi Outpaces Southern States in Outside-the-Classroom Spending
Tue, 11/12/2019 - 12:55 Former Warren County Bookkeeper Pleads Guilty to Embezzlement
Fri, 11/01/2019 - 10:30 Auditor Makes Two Arrests in Smith County in Separate Cases
Thu, 10/31/2019 - 11:37 Auditor Arrests Mayor of Aberdeen for Embezzlement
Thu, 10/03/2019 - 12:35 Auditor Arrests Former District Attorney Employee and Former Deputy Tax Collector After Separate Investigations
Tue, 10/01/2019 - 14:03 Auditors Report Shows Disregard for Cyber Security in State Government