Mississippi Business Journal » bank fraud http://msbusiness.com Mississippi Business Journal Wed, 22 May 2013 14:27:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Ex-city contractor asks for more time to prepare defense http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/02/19/ex-city-contractor-asks-for-more-time-to-prepare-defense/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ex-city-contractor-asks-for-more-time-to-prepare-defense http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/02/19/ex-city-contractor-asks-for-more-time-to-prepare-defense/#comments Tue, 19 Feb 2013 14:39:24 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=70004 OXFORD — Former Southaven city contractor James Malcolm Harris Jr., who was recently indicted on bank fraud charges, has requested that his March 4 trial be postponed to give his attorney enough time to prepare for the case. The Commercial Appeal reports Harris’ attorney, David Hill, filed a motion for a continuance on Feb. 15 [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/02/19/ex-city-contractor-asks-for-more-time-to-prepare-defense/feed/ 0 Keenum sentenced to 22 months for bank fraud http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/01/03/keenum-sentenced-to-22-months-for-bank-fraud/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=keenum-sentenced-to-22-months-for-bank-fraud http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/01/03/keenum-sentenced-to-22-months-for-bank-fraud/#comments Tue, 03 Jan 2012 14:41:23 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=50207 BOONEVILLE — Once prominent attorney Thomas D. Keenum Sr. of Booneville has been sentenced to 22 months for federal bank fraud. The 73-year-old Keenum pleaded guilty in August 2010 to a scheme to defraud BancorpSouth of Booneville through a $135,447 loan. He faced up to 30 years in prison and $1 million in fines. The [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/01/03/keenum-sentenced-to-22-months-for-bank-fraud/feed/ 0 Ex-Hancock auditor to be sentenced for fraud http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/12/27/ex-hancock-auditor-to-be-sentenced-for-fraud/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ex-hancock-auditor-to-be-sentenced-for-fraud http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/12/27/ex-hancock-auditor-to-be-sentenced-for-fraud/#comments Tue, 27 Dec 2011 14:14:14 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=50095 GULFPORT — A former Hancock Bank auditor is scheduled for sentencing in January for defrauding the bank of $143,000 over a two-year period by converting portions of collections into money orders. Lisa Brooks sentencing hearing is scheduled for Jan. 10 in U.S. District Court in Gulfport. Authorities say the Gulfport woman faces a maximum penalty [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/12/27/ex-hancock-auditor-to-be-sentenced-for-fraud/feed/ 0 Ex-Hancock auditor accepts agreement in fraud case http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/10/05/ex-hancock-auditor-accepts-agreement-in-fraud-case/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ex-hancock-auditor-accepts-agreement-in-fraud-case http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/10/05/ex-hancock-auditor-accepts-agreement-in-fraud-case/#comments Wed, 05 Oct 2011 13:25:27 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=46795 GULFPORT — A former Hancock Bank auditor has admitted she defrauded the bank of $143,000 over a two-year period by converting portions of collections into money orders. The Sun Herald reports 45-year-old Lisa Brooks of Gulfport accepted a plea agreement yesterday. She faces a maximum penalty of 30 years in prison and a $1 million [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/10/05/ex-hancock-auditor-accepts-agreement-in-fraud-case/feed/ 0 Ex-auto dealer to be sentenced for defrauding bank http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/03/17/ex-auto-dealer-to-be-sentenced-for-defrauding-bank/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ex-auto-dealer-to-be-sentenced-for-defrauding-bank http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/03/17/ex-auto-dealer-to-be-sentenced-for-defrauding-bank/#comments Thu, 17 Mar 2011 13:35:49 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=38380 OXFORD — Former Oxford automobile dealer Dino Jerry Grisanti will be sentenced May 26 on federal charges of defrauding Regions Bank. Grisanti pleaded guilty last October. The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reports that he faces up to 30 years in prison and a $1 million fine. Prosecutors say Grisanti admitted to a $2-million scheme to [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/03/17/ex-auto-dealer-to-be-sentenced-for-defrauding-bank/feed/ 0 McField’s sentencing for bank fraud postponed http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/01/25/mcfields-sentencing-for-bank-fraud-postponed/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mcfields-sentencing-for-bank-fraud-postponed http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/01/25/mcfields-sentencing-for-bank-fraud-postponed/#comments Tue, 25 Jan 2011 20:18:30 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=36054 JACKSON — A federal sentencing hearing has been delayed for a Mississippi man convicted of taking a $1.6-million bank loan to buy a Florida condo and instead spending the money on other things, including a Bentley car. Seneca O. McField was convicted of bank fraud and money laundering in U.S. District Court on Nov. 4. [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/01/25/mcfields-sentencing-for-bank-fraud-postponed/feed/ 0 Ex-real estate investor sentenced for fraud http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/09/23/ex-real-estate-investor-sentenced-for-fraud/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ex-real-estate-investor-sentenced-for-fraud http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/09/23/ex-real-estate-investor-sentenced-for-fraud/#comments Thu, 23 Sep 2010 15:55:48 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=30941 MADISON COUNTY — A former Madison County real estate investor convicted June 9 of three counts of bank fraud and one count of conspiracy will serve 35 months in federal prison, five years on supervised release and pay over $400,000 in restitution. The Clarion-Ledger reports 37-year-old Earline Y. Rawls, the alleged owner of Heavenly Homes [...]

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