“Project Momentum” details largest government waste audit in decades
Project Momentum comes on the heels of several other audits conducted by the Office of the State Auditor over the last five years.
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Roberts released when learned unemployment benefits had been repaid
An attorney for Roberts Thursday charged that Roberts had already settled and repaid what he owed the state for the jobless overpayments received during COVID-19 two months earlier.
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Woman sentenced in unemployment benefits fraud case
Misty Burgess, 49, received more than $15,000 of unemployment benefits that she was not entitled to as a result of her fraudulent unemployment claims.
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Former ICC technician arrested for embezzlement
All persons arrested by the Mississippi Office of the State Auditor are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
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Landscape architect arrested, accused of fraud
Jackson faces up to five years and $10,000 in fines if convicted.
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Former Tax Collector Clerk pleads guilty to embezzlement
Phillips was prosecuted by the Rankin County District Attorney’s Office.
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Lee County woman pleads to theft of government funds
Burgess will be sentenced by the US District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi in September of this year.
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Couple arrested for receiving fraudulent unemployment benefits
All persons arrested by the Mississippi Office of the State Auditor are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
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Former Mayor of Beulah Guilty of Embezzlement
Thomas’ sentencing order has been filed with the Bolivar County Circuit Clerk’s office for public inspection.
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Woman accused of fraudulently receiving unemployment benefits
If convicted, McNair faces up to 18 years in prison and $30,000 in fines.
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