Posts Tagged ‘forgery’

Forger-turned-secretary returns to forgery, gets 10 years

by Associated Press Published: October 31,2012

Tags: attorney, bench, court, crime, criminal, decision, embezzlement, forger, forgery, habitual offender, judge, judicial, judiciary, law, law firm, lawyer, legal, prison, ruling, secretary, sentence

BATESVILLE — A 40-year-old Sardis woman has received a 10-year prison sentence after a Panola County Circuit Court jury convicted her of forging a court document. The Commercial Appeal reports Samantha Johnson was convicted after fewer than 15 minutes of deliberation. Judge Jimmy McClure immediately sentenced her to 10 years for composing the fictitious Chancery [...] [...]

Ex-city clerk guilty of embezzlement, forgery

by Associated Press Published: July 16,2010

Tags: courts, embezzlement, forgery

NEW AUGUSTA — Emily Holder, former city clerk for the town of New Augusta, has pleaded guilty to embezzlement and two counts of forgery. The State Auditor’s Office says the 44-year-old Holder was charged with embezzling over $53,000 from the city by writing checks to herself and forging the mayor’s signature. State Auditor Stacey Pickering [...] [...]

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