by Associated Press Published: January 30,2013
Tags: association, education, embezzle, embezzlement, embezzler, law, law enforcement, organization, parent-teacher, steal, thief
GAUTIER — A past president of the Parent Teacher Association at Singing River Elementary School has been arrested on a charge accusing her of embezzling thousands of dollars from the group. Gautier police Lt. Jerry Cooksey tells The Sun Herald 41-year-old Sue Cunningham was arrested last week on a felony charge of embezzlement. Cooksey says [...] [...]
JACKSON — Stewpot Community Services and U.S. Postal Service investigators suspect that as much as $100,000 in missing donations were stolen from the charity in a mail fraud scheme over the holidays. Executive director Frank Spencer said Stewpot noticed donations were down sharply between Nov. 27 and Dec. 17 compared to the same period in [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: January 15,2013
Tags: computer, hack, hacker, hacking, hardware, hospitality, identity theft, restaurant, steal, stealing, technology, theft, thief
AROUND MISSISSIPPI — A Georgia-based restaurant firm says suspicious computer files have been found at some of its locations, prompting it to warn customers about the potential for fraud. Zaxby’s Franchising Inc. said in a statement that the suspicious files might have resulted in unauthorized access to credit and debit card information at more than [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: January 10,2013
Tags: city, clerk, embezzle, embezzlement, embezzler, government, repayment, state agency, steal, stealing, theft, thief, town
ANGUILLA — State Auditor Stacey Pickering has presented the town of Anguilla with a $108,000 check to restore funds allegedly embezzled by a former clerk. Pickering says in a news release that an investigation showed town clerk Manika Kelly allegedly embezzled funds from the town’s water and sewer accounts from October 2006 to November 2011. [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: December 19,2012
Tags: bank, banker, banking, bench, bond, cash, court, crime, criminal, embezzle, embezzlement, embezzler, finance, financial institution, fraud, guilty, judge, judicial, judiciary, justice, law, legal, plea, steal, teller, theft, thief, vault
PICAYUNE — A former teller at a Picayune bank pleaded guilty to bank fraud for her role in the theft of $117,000 from a bank vault at Union Planters Bank. The Sun Herald reports 43-year-old Debra Mitchell was released on a $25,000 unsecured bond pending sentencing on March 18. Mitchell, of Carriere, was charged with [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: December 17,2012
Tags: association, crime, criminal, education, embezzle, embezzlement, embezzler, equine, higher education, horse, investigate, investigation, law enforcement, money, public university, show horse, steal, theft, thief, trade association
EUPORA — An internal review reveals that a Mississippi State employee did not take funds from the university, though she has been charged with embezzling from another organization. The Commercial Dispatch reports Beth Sykes Collum of Eupora was arrested and charged with embezzling an undisclosed amount while serving as treasurer for the Mississippi Horse Show [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: December 14,2012
Tags: bank, banking, bench, court, decision, embezzle, embezzlement, embezzler, financial institution, finasnce, fraud, judge, justice, prison, restitution, ruling, sentence, steal, stealing
JACKSON — A federal judge has sentenced a woman to one year in prison on a bank fraud charge. Court records say Nicole Whitten was a financial services representative for Trustmark National Bank in Jackson. She was charged in June with using a customer’s information to take out a loan in his name and had [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: December 11,2012
Tags: arrest, bank, banker, banking, crime, criminal, embezzle, embezzlement, embezzler, law enforcement, steal, teller, theft, thief, vault
PEARL RIVER COUNTY — Two Pearl River County women have been charged with stealing more than $117,000 from a bank vault while they were tellers at a bank in Picayune. The Sun Herald reports Vonetta Jordan was the head teller and Debra Mitchell was a teller when they took the money between April 2004 and [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: November 29,2012
Tags: bank, banking, court, crime, criminal, drug, embezzle, embezzlement, embezzler, finance, financial institution, illegal drug, judge, justice, plea, steal, theft, thief
BILOXI — A Biloxi woman has pleaded guilty to stealing $80,980 from a bank’s vault while she was employed as a vault teller. U.S. Attorney Gregory K. Davis said in a news release that 29-year-old Ashley Ann Keel entered her plea Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Gulfport. She will be sentenced by U.S. District [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: November 28,2012
Tags: burglar, crime, criminal, law, law enforcement, legal, snack, steal, stealing, theft, thief
WAVELAND — Waveland police are chasing leads to nab a sweet-toothed bandit who stole 340 cases of Little Debbie snack cakes from a storehouse last week. Police investigator Eddie Peterson tells the Sea Coast Echo 70 cases of the treats have been recovered. He says some cases were found in Seminary, about 70 miles north [...] [...]
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