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Search continues to replace jailed housing authority director

Associated Press — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 12:37:39 +0000

LELAND — A committee looking for a new leader for the South Delta Regional Housing Authority has narrowed the field of 95 applicants down to five. It plans to present the top three candidates to the board in coming months. SDRHA board attorney Kelly Hardwick tells the Delta Democrat Times there is no timetable to [...]

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Ex-housing director Jefferson denied bond; reports to prison

Associated Press — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 12:06:55 +0000

GREENVILLE — The former executive director of the South Delta Regional Housing Authority has reported to a federal prison in Illinois to begin a 32-month prison sentence for embezzlement. The Delta Democrat Times reports U.S. District Court Judge Glen H. Davidson denied a request from Ann Jefferson that she remain free on bond while her [...]

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Federal audit underway of post-Katrina grant spending

Associated Press — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 15:50:38 +0000

SOUTH MISSISSIPPI — Federal housing authorities are auditing the use of more than $650 million in grants designated for an ambitious plan for sewage and water systems across south Mississippi in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, The Associated Press has learned. The money was divided among five south Mississippi counties, with the most, more than [...]

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Ex-Delta housing director gets 32 months, to pay restitution

Associated Press — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 15:10:55 +0000

GREENVILLE — A federal judge has sentenced the former executive director of the South Delta Regional Housing Authority to 32 months in prison. The Delta Democrat Times reports Senior Judge Glen H. Davidson yesterday sentenced 58-year-old Ann Jefferson and ordered her to pay more than $41,000 in restitution. Jefferson will begin her sentence Sept. 10 [...]

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Ex-Delta housing director to be sentenced next month

Associated Press — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 13:55:09 +0000

GREENVILLE — The former director of the South Delta Regional Housing Authority will be sentenced Aug. 2 in federal court in Aberdeen. WABG-TV reports sentencing will be at 10 a.m. before U.S. District Judge Glen H. Davidson. Ann Jefferson was convicted in March on two counts of embezzlement, two counts of obstruction of justice and [...]

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Housing organization’s funding cuts could cost police jobs

Associated Press — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 11:36:22 +0000

NATCHEZ — Dramatic funding cuts for the Natchez Housing Authority have caused the authority to cut spending, which could include $60,000 for salaries of two Natchez police officers. Director Alan Ingram tells The Natchez Democrat the authority has paid the city $60,000 for several years for two extra patrol officers to provide security at the [...]

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Ex-housing director asks to be acquitted or get new trial

Associated Press — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 02:51:26 +0000

LELAND — The former director of the South Delta Regional Housing Authority is asking a federal judge to acquit her in a fraud case or grant a new trial. Ann Jefferson was convicted March 7 in federal court in Aberdeen on two counts of embezzlement, two counts of obstruction of justice and three counts of [...]

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Housing director’s kickback/retaliation trial rescheduled for February

Associated Press — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:23:17 +0000

GREENVILLE — A housing agency director has received a month’s delay before she stands trial for allegedly taking kickbacks from a contractor and retaliating against a witness. Ann “A.J.” Jefferson’s trial was moved from today to Feb. 29, The Delta Democrat Times reported. Defense attorneys asked for the delay because of unspecified conflicts of counsel. [...]

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Contractor admits guilt to aiding, abetting embezzlement

Associated Press — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 14:03:49 +0000

OXFORD — A building contractor pleaded guilty yesterday to participating in a kickback scheme involving the South Delta Regional Housing Authority, which promotes affordable housing for the poor in the impoverished Mississippi Delta. Court records show Jimmy Johnson pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Oxford to aiding and abetting embezzlement. Johnson and housing agency [...]

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