by Associated Press Published: March 28,2012
Tags: audit, auditing, auditors, clinic, credit card, entertainment, investigation, law enforcement, mayor, misappropriations, misdemeanor, municipal government, scam, SCANDAL, school bus, sex shop, taxes, taxpayers, traffic violation, treatment
SOUTHAVEN — Southaven Mayor Greg Davis has surrendered to authorities after he was charged with passing a school bus in a private vehicle that displayed blue police-type lights. The Commercial Appeal reports the misdemeanor charge, stemming from an incident last week. The embattled mayor was already the target of state auditors and the FBI investigating [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: March 27,2012
Tags: alderman, aldermen, audit, board of aldermen, Cars, clinic, credit card, entertainment, investigation, mayor, meeting, misappropriations, municipal government, SCANDAL, sex, treatment
SOUTHAVEN — The Southaven Board of Aldermen unanimously voted to take action on the state auditor’s request that they review Mayor Greg Davis’ city-issued credit card. But only the dozen or so people in a two-hour closed-door meeting know exactly what that action was because city officials refused to release any information on the matter. [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: March 26,2012
Tags: audit, car, clinic, entertainment, investigation, mayor, misappropriations, municipal governmwnt, sex scandal, stress, taxes, taxpayers, treatment
SOUTHAVEN — Southaven Mayor Greg Davis used campaign money for a $30,000 car, treatment at an Arizona stress clinic and $75,000 in personal credit card payments. The spending, legal in Mississippi, showed up in campaign finance reports, The Commercial Appeal said. Nothing in Mississippi law forbids personal use of campaign money — a loophole that [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: March 26,2012
Tags: alderman, aldermen, audit, board of alderman, credit card, entertainment, mayor, misappropriations, municipal government, review, SCANDAL, sex shop, state government, taxes, taxpayers
SOUTHAVEN — The Mississippi auditor’s office warned Southaven aldermen in a March 16 letter that they were running the risk of being held liable for charges made by Mayor Greg Davis if they did not immediately review the items in question. The Commercial Appeal reports Special Asst. Atty. Gen. Melissa C. Patterson chastised board members [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: March 22,2012
Tags: alderman, aldermen, audit, auditors, board of aldermen, chambers of commerce, credit card, entertainment, executive, investigation, mayor, misappropriation, restaurants, review, scam, scheme, sex
SOUTHAVEN — A Southaven alderman says he and fellow aldermen spent nearly six hours in a closed-door session Tuesday reviewing thousands of dollars in charges to Mayor Greg Davis’ since-canceled city credit card. Alderman Ronnie Hale said the state auditor’s office, which has already ordered Davis to repay more than $170,000 in personal charges, requested [...] [...]
NATCHEZ — An audit shows Natchez Regional Medical Center was doing better off financially in 2011 than it was in 2010. NRMC CFO Charles Mock presented the Adams County Board of Supervisors yesterday with the hospital’s financial audit for the fiscal year ending Sept. 20, 2011. After the meeting, Mock told The Natchez Democrat the [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 29,2012
Tags: alderman, aldermen, audit, auditing, auditors, credit card, entertainment, investigation, mayor, misappropriations, municipal government, SCANDAL, sex shops, stipends, utilities
SOUTHAVEN — The Mississippi Auditor’s Office is investigating the $35,000 utility fund stipend that Southaven Mayor Greg Davis until recently received as part of his salary. The Commercial Appeal reports auditors also plan to ask city officials for a second review of charges by Davis on his city-issued credit card. Davis started receiving the $35,000 [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 13,2012
Tags: aldermen, audit, entertainment, gay, mayor, misappropriations, municipal government, sex scandal, taxes, taxpayers
SOUTHAVEN — Southaven aldermen say they want an internal audit of city finances to get a more in-depth look than the one provided by the routine annual audit. The Commercial Appeal reports a newly formed committee plans to initiate the review in the wake of ongoing questions over Mayor Greg Davis’ spending. Davis, who presided [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: January 31,2012
Tags: audit, condominium, developers, divorce, federal government, gay, investigation, marriage, mayor, misappropriations, municipal government, Politics, resignation, sex, spending, state government
SOUTHAVEN — Fourth-term Southaven Mayor Greg Davis said yesterday he plans to remain on the job amid continuing state and federal scrutiny of his spending of city money. “I am looking forward to continuing working for all the citizens of Southaven. For that reason, I have no intentions of resigning,” Davis said during his first [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: January 27,2012
Tags: appropriations, audit, auditors, bridges, highways, infrastructure, misappropriations, municipal government, roads, state government, streets, transportation, travel
SOUTHAVEN — The Mississippi Department of Transportation has frozen funding for new projects in Southaven because of an auditor’s investigation into Mayor Greg Davis’ spending. The action affects an $850,000 state grant the city was to use to construct a bike path and walking trail system. Randy Battey, assistant chief engineer of operations at MDOT, [...] [...]
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