Mississippi Business Journal » kickback http://msbusiness.com Mississippi Business Journal Fri, 17 May 2013 22:01:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Ex-county administrator asks for trial reschedule, missed deadline http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/16/ex-county-administrator-asks-for-trial-reschedule-missed-deadline/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ex-county-administrator-asks-for-trial-reschedule-missed-deadline http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/16/ex-county-administrator-asks-for-trial-reschedule-missed-deadline/#comments Tue, 16 Apr 2013 11:34:26 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=73355 BATESVILLE — Former Panola County administrator David Chandler has asked a judge to give him more time to appeal his guilty plea to charges in an alleged kickback scheme at Tri-Lakes Medical Center in Batesville. However, the deadline for Chandler to file an appeal passed two weeks ago. The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reports Chandler’s [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/16/ex-county-administrator-asks-for-trial-reschedule-missed-deadline/feed/ 0 Judge rules ex-insurance agent’s conviction, sentence will stand http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/03/judge-rules-ex-insurance-agents-conviction-sentence-will-stand/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=judge-rules-ex-insurance-agents-conviction-sentence-will-stand http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/03/judge-rules-ex-insurance-agents-conviction-sentence-will-stand/#comments Wed, 03 Apr 2013 11:49:51 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=72710 ECRU — A federal judge has denied arguments from Ecru insurance agent Ken Nowlin that he was given faulty advice by his attorney in a government kickback case. Nowlin was seeking a new trial. The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reports U.S. District Judge Michael P. Mills, in an order filed Monday, denied Nowlin’s motion to [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/03/judge-rules-ex-insurance-agents-conviction-sentence-will-stand/feed/ 1 Doctor’s license revoked for role in kickback scheme http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/02/07/doctors-license-revoked-for-role-in-kickback-scheme/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=doctors-license-revoked-for-role-in-kickback-scheme http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/02/07/doctors-license-revoked-for-role-in-kickback-scheme/#comments Thu, 07 Feb 2013 13:29:18 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=69327 GREENVILLE — The Delta Regional Medical Center in Greenville is looking for a new emergency room doctor after Dr. Robert Corkern’s medical license was revoked. Corkern was sentenced last fall to two years’ house confinement and three years’ post-release supervision for his role in a medical kickback scheme. Corkern pleaded guilty to bribing a former [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/02/07/doctors-license-revoked-for-role-in-kickback-scheme/feed/ 0 Attorneys given deadline in medical kickback-bribery case appeal http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/01/16/attorneys-given-deadline-in-medical-kickback-bribery-case-appeal/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=attorneys-given-deadline-in-medical-kickback-bribery-case-appeal http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/01/16/attorneys-given-deadline-in-medical-kickback-bribery-case-appeal/#comments Wed, 16 Jan 2013 13:10:43 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=68250 TUPELO — A federal court has given attorneys for Tupelo businessman Ray Lamont Shoemaker until about Feb. 19 to file briefs in his appeal of a conviction in a kickback-bribery scheme. The 5th U.S. Court of Appeals in New Orleans said this past week that the government would have 14 days after Shoemaker’s brief is [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/01/16/attorneys-given-deadline-in-medical-kickback-bribery-case-appeal/feed/ 1 Ladners sentenced for Katrina-related kickback scheme http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/12/14/ladners-sentenced-for-katrina-related-kickback-scheme/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ladners-sentenced-for-katrina-related-kickback-scheme http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/12/14/ladners-sentenced-for-katrina-related-kickback-scheme/#comments Fri, 14 Dec 2012 13:43:39 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=66628 BAY ST. LOUIS — A former Hancock County road department manager and his wife and brothers have been sentenced to prison in a Hurricane Katrina kickback case. The Sea Coast Echo reports U.S. District Judge Sul Ozerden in Gulfport sentenced Roger Ladner, the former road manager, to five years during a hearing yesterday. Ladner also [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/12/14/ladners-sentenced-for-katrina-related-kickback-scheme/feed/ 0 Ladners to be sentenced for Katrina-related kickbacks http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/12/13/ladners-to-be-sentenced-for-katrina-related-kickbacks/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ladners-to-be-sentenced-for-katrina-related-kickbacks http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/12/13/ladners-to-be-sentenced-for-katrina-related-kickbacks/#comments Thu, 13 Dec 2012 14:07:49 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=66542 BAY ST. LOUIS — A former Hancock County road department manager and his wife and brothers are scheduled for sentencing today in the Hurricane Katrina kickback case. Prosecutors say Roger Ladner was given the authority to award millions of dollars in ditch-cleaning contracts after Katrina. Some allegedly went to his relatives with a portion of [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/12/13/ladners-to-be-sentenced-for-katrina-related-kickbacks/feed/ 0 Doctor gets house arrest for medical kickback scheme http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/11/14/doctor-gets-house-arrest-for-medical-kickback-scheme/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=doctor-gets-house-arrest-for-medical-kickback-scheme http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/11/14/doctor-gets-house-arrest-for-medical-kickback-scheme/#comments Wed, 14 Nov 2012 18:19:35 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=65319 BATESVILLE — A Batesville doctor has been sentenced to home confinement for his role in a medical kickback scheme. The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reports Dr. Robert Corkern was sentenced to two years’ house confinement and three years’ post-release supervision. Corkern pleaded guilty to bribing a former Panola County administrator to use public funds as [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/11/14/doctor-gets-house-arrest-for-medical-kickback-scheme/feed/ 0 Man convicted of kickback-bribery asks for freedom during appeal http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/10/17/man-convicted-of-kickback-bribery-asks-for-freedom-during-appeal/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=man-convicted-of-kickback-bribery-asks-for-freedom-during-appeal http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/10/17/man-convicted-of-kickback-bribery-asks-for-freedom-during-appeal/#comments Wed, 17 Oct 2012 12:04:39 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=63925 TUPELO — Businessman Ray Shoemaker wants to be free on bail while his federal conviction in a kickback-bribery scheme is on appeal. Shoemaker was sentenced in September to 55 months in federal prison, a $10,000 fine and three years’ post-release supervision on six counts related to a kickback conspiracy. He is scheduled to report to [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/10/17/man-convicted-of-kickback-bribery-asks-for-freedom-during-appeal/feed/ 0 Search continues to replace jailed housing authority director http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/10/12/search-continues-to-replace-jailed-housing-authority-director/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=search-continues-to-replace-jailed-housing-authority-director http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/10/12/search-continues-to-replace-jailed-housing-authority-director/#comments Fri, 12 Oct 2012 12:37:39 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=63806 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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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/10/12/search-continues-to-replace-jailed-housing-authority-director/feed/ 0 Businessman gets prison sentence for medical kickback http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/09/25/businessman-gets-prison-sentence-for-medical-kickback/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=businessman-gets-prison-sentence-for-medical-kickback http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/09/25/businessman-gets-prison-sentence-for-medical-kickback/#comments Tue, 25 Sep 2012 13:08:08 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=63113 TUPELO — A federal judge has sentenced Tupelo businessman Ray Shoemaker to 55 months in federal prison, a $10,000 fine and three years’ post-release supervision on six counts related to a kickback conspiracy. The crimes centered on Tri-Lakes Medical Center in Batesville, of which Shoemaker was the administrator. The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reports Shoemaker [...]

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