Mississippi Business Journal » prison

Man gets seven years in prison for teacher-cheating scheme

Associated Press — Mon, 13 May 2013 20:03:13 +0000

MEMPHIS — A federal judge in Memphis has sentenced a longtime Memphis educator to seven years in prison in a test-taking fraud scheme. Clarence Mumford Sr. pleaded guilty in February to leading a 15-year scheme that helped teachers cheat on qualification exams. The passing scores were then used to help people get jobs in public [...]

The post Man gets seven years in prison for teacher-cheating scheme appeared first on Mississippi Business Journal.

Supervisors want county out of fine-collecting business

Associated Press — Thu, 09 May 2013 17:20:03 +0000

GREENWOOD — The Leflore County Board of Supervisors wants out of a two-year contract it signed with Judicial Corrections Services Inc. to collect justice court fines. The Greenwood Commonwealth reports supervisors believe the private company is siphoning too much off the top of its collection fees, which increase by $40 each month a payment is [...]

The post Supervisors want county out of fine-collecting business appeared first on Mississippi Business Journal.

Corrections shutting down work centers to cut costs

Associated Press — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 17:28:32 +0000

AROUND MISSISSIPPI — Four communities will lose inmate laborers when the state closes local community work centers on July 15. The Mississippi Department of Corrections will close community work centers in Rosedale, Yazoo City, Fayette and Lucedale. Inmates in the centers do chores for local governments. MDOC commissioner Christopher Epps says it was a matter [...]

The post Corrections shutting down work centers to cut costs appeared first on Mississippi Business Journal.

Ex-attorney granted request to return to prison

Associated Press — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 23:56:53 +0000

OXFORD — A judge has granted the request by disbarred Mississippi attorney Richard “Dickie” Scruggs to return to federal prison to resume serving his sentence on a judicial corruption conviction. Scruggs has been free on $2 million bond since December while appealing the 2009 conviction, but a three-judge panel from the 5th U.S. Circuit Court [...]

The post Ex-attorney granted request to return to prison appeared first on Mississippi Business Journal.

Disbarred lawyer asks to return to prison pending appeal

Associated Press — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 15:57:45 +0000

OXFORD — Disbarred Mississippi attorney Richard “Dickie” Scruggs wants to return to federal prison pending an appeal of a judicial corruption conviction. Scruggs has been free on $2 million bond since December while appealing the 2009 conviction, but a three-judge panel from the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals recently rejected his arguments. In a [...]

The post Disbarred lawyer asks to return to prison pending appeal appeared first on Mississippi Business Journal.

Telemarketer’s appeal fails, will serve prison term

Associated Press — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 11:47:29 +0000

JACKSON — A federal appeals panel has upheld the conviction of Timothy Allen for his role in a telemarketing scheme that prosecutors said targeted seniors. Allen was convicted of conspiracy to commit wire fraud in 2012. He was sentenced to more than seven years in prison with four years’ supervised release. He also was ordered [...]

The post Telemarketer’s appeal fails, will serve prison term appeared first on Mississippi Business Journal.

Supervisors want massive, multi-facility renovation project

Associated Press — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 14:28:50 +0000

HERNANDO — The DeSoto Board of Supervisors plans a massive facilities overhaul affecting dozens of buildings and offices and costing an estimated $14.4 million. The Commercial Appeal reports the projects include relocating juvenile justice functions from the crowded courthouse, building a 230-bed expansion at the new jail site, and purchasing buildings for Facilities Management and [...]

The post Supervisors want massive, multi-facility renovation project appeared first on Mississippi Business Journal.

Former tough-talking lawmaker dies on Coast at 79

Associated Press — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 11:59:19 +0000

OCEAN SPRINGS — Mack McInnis, a former South Mississippi lawmaker known for his tough talk on prison issues, has died. McInnis’ daughters said their father died in his sleep Sunday. He was 79. McInnis’ memorable statement about a push to make Mississippi prisoners wear striped uniforms made national news in 1994. “We want a prisoner [...]

The post Former tough-talking lawmaker dies on Coast at 79 appeared first on Mississippi Business Journal.

Former teller with drug addiction sentenced for stealing

Associated Press — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 13:37:16 +0000

GULFPORT — A federal judge has sentenced Ashley Ann Keel to 18 months in prison and ordered her to make restitution of the $80,980 she stole when she was vault teller for a Hancock Bank branch in Biloxi. The Sun Herald reports U.S. District Judge Louis Guirola Jr. sentenced Keel yesterday and also ordered drug [...]

The post Former teller with drug addiction sentenced for stealing appeared first on Mississippi Business Journal.

Ex-bank teller to repay $117K, gets jail time for theft

Associated Press — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 11:50:21 +0000

PICAYUNE — A former teller at a Picayune bank has been ordered to repay more than $117,000 she helped steal from the bank’s vault over a year’s time. U.S. District Judge Sul Ozerden also sentenced 43-year-old Debra Mitchell, of Carriere, to six months in prison, six months of house arrest and two years of post-release [...]

The post Ex-bank teller to repay $117K, gets jail time for theft appeared first on Mississippi Business Journal.