by Associated Press Published: May 6,2012
Tags: abuses, education, exchange students, federal agency, federal government, foreign students, investigation, learning, media, students, visas
JACKSON — The State Department is making major changes to its premier student-exchange program following an investigation by The Associated Press that found widespread abuses. The agency announced new rules today for the J-1 Summer Work and Travel Program, which brings more than 100,000 foreign college students to the Unites States each year. The AP [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: May 2,2012
Tags: advisor, aldermen, board of aldermen, credit cards, entertainment, executive, investigation, legal advisor, mayor, misappropriations, municipal government, SCANDAL, sex shop, sex therapy, therapy
SOUTHAVEN — Southaven aldermen have stripped Mark Sorrell of his role as the city’s legal adviser and said he would serve only as prosecutor in the future. Sorrell has been serving in both capacities, but aldermen said the dual roles were too much. The Commercial Appeal reports Sorrell came under fire from some aldermen earlier [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: April 12,2012
Tags: coroner, county government, death, employee, fatality, federal agency, federal government, investigation, killed, law enforcement, worker, workplace safety
MOSS POINT — Officials say a maintenance worker at a Moss Point seafood plant died from blood loss. Jackson County Coroner Vicki Broadus tells The Sun Herald 24-year-old Christopher Hebert was caught in a conveyor at Omega Protein Monday. Broadus said he died from loss of blood related to his injuries. Moss Point police and [...] [...]
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 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 [...] [...]
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — Less than two months into an unemployment insurance crackdown going back 80 years, the Mississippi Department of Employment Security has recovered $12.6 million in benefits collected by people who also were earning paychecks. More than 29,000 state residents owe a total of $34 million, department spokesman Les Range told The Clarion Ledger. [...] [...]
JACKSON — The Mississippi Insurance Department is alerting the Mississippi producer community that it is investigating possible instances of unauthorized insurance activity focusing on habitation risks (e.g., apartment buildings, condominium developments, hotels, etc.). Specifically, alleged coverage, binders and/or policies placed through an unlicensed individual and entity, Michael A. “Mike” Ward or his related entity, JRSO [...] [...]
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 [...] [...]
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