by Associated Press Published: February 21,2013
Tags: bank, banker, banking, bench, court, embezzlement, finance, financial institution, judge, judicial, judiciary, justice, law, legal, plea, teller, theft
PICAYUNE — The former head teller of a Picayune bank has pleaded guilty to participating in the theft of $117,000 from a vault. Vonetta Jordan, of Poplarville, pleaded guilty to bank fraud in U.S. District Court in Gulfport. She will be sentenced by U.S. District Judge Sul Ozerden on May 23 and faces up to [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 20,2013
Tags: bench, court, hearing, home, judge, judicial, judiciary, justice, manufacture, manufacturer, manufacturing, petition, plant, protest, resident, sand, sand-drying
POPLARVILLE — A Pearl River County judge has scheduled a hearing tomorrow on a petition from some residents seeking to block development of five acres near the construction site of a sand drying plant in Picayune. The Alliance Consulting Group is locating the plant on 30 acres between Nicholson and Picayune. The $30-million plant would [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 20,2013
Tags: accident, court, crude oil, death, disaster, ecosystem, energy, environment, explosion, fatality, federal government, fuel, gasoline, judicial, judiciary, justice, law, legal, natural gas, offshore drilling, oil rig, oil spill, petroleum, pollution, restaurant, seafood, tourism, tourist, vacation, visitor, wildlife
GULF OF MEXICO — BP and the federal government have agreed that 34 million gallons of oil captured during the massive 2010 spill in the Gulf of Mexico can’t count toward civil penalties the oil giant faces. The agreement is contained in a court filing yesterday. It came in response to BP’s argument that workers [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 19,2013
Tags: accident, crime, crude oil, damage, ecosystem, energy, environment, explosion, fuel, gasoline, ioilrig, judicial, judiciary, justice, natural gas, offshore drilling, Oil, petroleum, pil spill, seafood, settlement, tourism, tourist, trial, vacation, visitor, wildlife
GULF OF MEXICO — BP acknowledged today it had failed to reach a settlement in advance of next week’s civil trial on the Deepwater Horizon accident and is ready to defend itself vigorously against allegations of gross negligence in the U.S.’s biggest environmental disaster. Rupert Bondy, the group’s general counsel, said in a statement that [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 19,2013
Tags: attorney, bank fraud, banking, contractor, home, house, judicial, judiciary, justice, law, lawyer, legal, loan, real estate, real estate development, residence, subdivision, trial
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 [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 19,2013
Tags: bench, clerk, court, crime, embezzle, embezzlement, embezzler, judicial, judiciary, justice, law, legal, sentence, steal, theft, thief
INDIANOLA — Former Indianola Municipal Court deputy clerk Tina Parker has been sentenced after previously pleading guilty to embezzlement, according to State Auditor Stacey Pickering. As part of the plea agreement, approved by Circuit Judge Margaret Carey-McCray, Parker was ordered to repay $35,000 in restitution, $982.50 in court costs, $300 in attorney fees and a [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 18,2013
Tags: bench, casino, convention, county government, court, entertainment, gamble, gambling, gaming, hotel, judicial, judiciary, justice, law, legal, lodging, meeting, nightlife, protest, restaurant, tax, tourism, tourist, trial, vacation, visitor
VICKSBURG — Ameristar Casino’s protests over Warren County property tax levies for 2012 and 2013 will be heard Oct. 14 in Warren County Circuit Court. The Vicksburg Post reports the separate lawsuits filed by the casino have been combined by Circuit Judge M. James Chaney. The Ameristar claims in the most recent of the two [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 18,2013
Tags: bank, banking, bench, court, crime, embezzle, finance, financial institution, hearing, judge, judicial, judiciary, justice, law, legal, plea, theft, vault
PICAYUNE — A change of plea hearing is scheduled tomorrow for the former head teller of a Picayune bank accused of participating in the theft of $117,000 from a bank vault at Union Planters Bank. Vonetta Jordan, of Poplarville, is charged with bank fraud, conspiracy to commit mail fraud and 12 counts of making false [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 12,2013
Tags: appeal, attorney, bench, court, death, judge, judicial, judiciary, justice, law, lawyer, leghal, obituary
OCEAN SPRINGS — Retired Mississippi Court of Appeals Judge William Harbin Myers, 71, of Ocean Springs died Feb. 7, 2013. Mississippi Supreme Court Chief Justice Bill Waller Jr. said, “Judge Myers performed his duties with dignity, timeliness and scholarship. His pleasant demeanor and sense of humor will be missed by all.” Myers’ career of public [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 12,2013
Tags: bench, case, city government, court, financing, funding, infrastructure, judge, judicial, judiciary, justice, law, lawsuit, legal, municipal, municipality, state government
STARKVILLE — The Mississippi Supreme Court has thrown out a lawsuit challenging how the city of Starkville is paying for infrastructure improvements. The Supreme Court sided with the city which had contended local resident William McGovern waited too long to appeal a chancellor’s ruling in favor of Starkville’s municipal facility construction plan. Chancellor Jim Davidson [...] [...]
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