Mississippi Business Journal » grand jury http://msbusiness.com Mississippi Business Journal Sun, 19 May 2013 19:38:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Ricin-laced letters case going to grand jury http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/02/ricin-laced-letters-case-going-to-grand-jury/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ricin-laced-letters-case-going-to-grand-jury http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/02/ricin-laced-letters-case-going-to-grand-jury/#comments Thu, 02 May 2013 21:48:41 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=74150 OXFORD — A dust mask that tested positive for ricin also contained DNA from a Mississippi man suspected of sending poison-laced letters to President Obama and others, an FBI agent testified today. The testimony came during a preliminary hearing for James Everett Dutschke, 41, who was arrested Saturday at his home in Tupelo and charged [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/01/grand-jury-passes-on-bookkeeper-who-tried-to-disappear/feed/ 0 Grand jury indicts man accused of bilking investors http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/03/01/grand-jury-indicts-man-accused-of-bilking-investors/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=grand-jury-indicts-man-accused-of-bilking-investors http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/03/01/grand-jury-indicts-man-accused-of-bilking-investors/#comments Fri, 01 Mar 2013 13:29:58 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=70590 BATON ROUGE, La. — A federal grand jury has indicted a Louisiana man on 18 counts of mail fraud for allegedly executing a $13-million investment fraud scheme. The Advocate reports U.S. Attorney Donald J. Cazayoux Jr. announced yesterday that 57-year-old James R. Holdman, of Baker, La., operated a hedge fund called Greenwing Capital Management, LLC, [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/03/01/grand-jury-indicts-man-accused-of-bilking-investors/feed/ 0 More charged in multi-state teacher exam cheating scheme http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/09/20/more-charged-in-multi-state-teacher-exam-cheating-scheme/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=more-charged-in-multi-state-teacher-exam-cheating-scheme http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/09/20/more-charged-in-multi-state-teacher-exam-cheating-scheme/#comments Thu, 20 Sep 2012 15:04:56 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=62875 MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Federal prosecutors in Memphis have announced that 10 more people have been indicted in a scheme to hire others to take teacher certification tests in Tennessee, Arkansas and Mississippi. The additional defendants stem from a 45-count indictment returned by a grand jury in July that charged Clarence Mumford Sr. of Memphis with [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/09/20/more-charged-in-multi-state-teacher-exam-cheating-scheme/feed/ 1 Ex-road manager’s brothers charged with Katrina-related kickbacks http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/06/14/ex-road-managers-brothers-charged-with-katrina-related-kickbacks/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ex-road-managers-brothers-charged-with-katrina-related-kickbacks http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/06/14/ex-road-managers-brothers-charged-with-katrina-related-kickbacks/#comments Thu, 14 Jun 2012 23:36:37 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=58554 HANCOCK COUNTY — A federal grand jury has indicted two brothers of the former Hancock County road manager who was charged in a kickback scheme related to Hurricane Katrina cleanup contracts. Roger Ladner and his wife, Sharon, were charged with money laundering and conspiracy in December 2011. The indictment says Roger Ladner awarded ditch cleaning [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/06/14/ex-road-managers-brothers-charged-with-katrina-related-kickbacks/feed/ 0 Hawaii man charged with post-Katrina investment scheme http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/01/27/hawaii-man-charged-with-post-katrina-investment-scheme/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hawaii-man-charged-with-post-katrina-investment-scheme http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/01/27/hawaii-man-charged-with-post-katrina-investment-scheme/#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:13:10 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=51121 MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST — Federal officials say a man in Hawaii has been charged by a grand jury in connection with an investment scheme related to rebuilding projects in areas of Mississippi affected by Hurricane Katrina. A Justice Department news release from the Jackson FBI office identifies the man as 54-year-old Dan Doyle, a resident [...]

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