Ex-chancery clerk indicted for embezzlement
by Associated Press
Published: October 27,2011
Tags: chancery clerk, county government, courts, embezzlement, indictment, law enforcement, public sector
CALHOUN COUNTY — Former Calhoun County Chancery Clerk Jess Moore has been indicted on two counts of embezzlement, according to the State Auditor’s Office.
State Auditor Stacey Pickering says in a statement than an audit by his office in March found more than $13,894 missing from the Land Redemption account as a result of the earlier audit findings. Pickering says Moore repaid $11,826 and resigned.
Pickering says Moore owes $11,108.34, which includes the remaining $2,068.29 of principal, $41 of interest and $8,998 in investigative cost.
Moore qualified to run for re-election for chancery clerk before his March resignation and is unopposed on the Nov. 8 ballot.
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October 27th, 2011 at 3:05 pm
No surprise here. Most of those county politicos think they own their offices – from sheriffs on up.
October 29th, 2011 at 8:54 am
It seems since the ascendancy of gambling casinos and slot parlors in MS, more government employees have been indicted for embezzlement of public funds. How many charged government employees in 2010 and 2011 had gambling problems?