by Associated Press Published: May 2,2012
Tags: advisor, aldermen, board of aldermen, credit cards, entertainment, executive, investigation, legal advisor, mayor, misappropriations, municipal government, SCANDAL, sex shop, sex therapy, therapy
SOUTHAVEN — Southaven aldermen have stripped Mark Sorrell of his role as the city’s legal adviser and said he would serve only as prosecutor in the future. Sorrell has been serving in both capacities, but aldermen said the dual roles were too much. The Commercial Appeal reports Sorrell came under fire from some aldermen earlier [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: April 13,2012
Tags: clinic, credit cards, debit cards, entertainment, misappropriations, municipal government, SCANDAL, sex, state agency, state government, taxes, taxpayers, treatment
SOUTHAVEN — The office of Mississippi Auditor Stacey Pickering is revising the amount that Southaven Mayor Greg Davis must repay to taxpayers after aldermen determined that about $6,000 in charges to the mayor’s city-issued credit card were not city-related expenses. “We didn’t have enough documentation to justify approximately $6,000 as city expenses,” Aldermen Ronnie Hale [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: December 27,2011
Tags: banking and finance, casinos, credit cards, gambling, gaming, hospitality, hotels, identity theft, lodging, restaurants, theft
PHILADELPHIA — Officials with Pearl River Resort has issued a statement on reports regarding a potential breach in security of the processing system for credit and debit cards at the Pearl River Resort. Officials say reports have not been wholly accurate. Guests’ personal financial information is secure and protected, and no ATMs were affected during [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: December 27,2011
Tags: casinos, credit cards, gambling, gaming, hospitality, hotels, identification theft, law, law enforcement, lodging, restaurants
PHILADELPHIA — The FBI, local law enforcement agencies and the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians are looking into a security breach in a credit card processing systems at the Pearl River Resort in Neshoba County. The tribe reported the problem. Philadelphia Police Chief Richard Sistrunk said all victims had one thing in common — each [...] [...]
OXFORD — National Processing Company (NPC) has entered into a multi-year independent sales organization (ISO) contract renewal with Security Card Services, LLC, for debit and credit card processing services to merchants and financial institutions. “Security Card Services, LLC has partnered with NPC for the past 14 years and we have developed powerful strategies to achieve [...] [...]
NEW YORK — The amount consumers owed on their credit cards dropped to its lowest level in eight years, as cardholders continued to pay off balances in the uncertain economy. The average combined debt for bank-issued credit cards — those with a MasterCard or Visa logo — fell to $4,951 in the second quarter, down [...] [...]
Financial consultant talks about the economy, the oil spill, Fox and more In the last decade, personal finance counselor and motivational speaker Dave Ramsey has grown from an afternoon radio host into a straight-talking money guru for the American middle-class. His low opinion of materialism, big government and the credit card industry has earned him [...] [...]
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — Despite the recession, Mississippians have managed to keep their credit card debt in check — at least compared to the rest of the nation. The state had the least amount of credit card debt in April, according to the U.S. Credit Score Climate Report released by Credit Karma, a San Francisco-based consumer [...] [...]
NEW YORK — Your next credit card statement is going to contain an ugly truth: how much that card really costs to use. Now, thanks to a long-awaited law that goes into effect today, you’ll know that if you pay the minimum on a $3,000 balance with a 14 percent interest rate, it could take [...] [...]
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