by Associated Press Published: May 2,2012
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JACKSON — Former NFL football player Jeffrey Walker is going to prison for defrauding investors in four states of more than $2 million in what prosecutors say was a land development scheme involving property in China. A federal judge sentenced Walker to 45 months for wire fraud and 36 months for tax evasion. The sentences [...] [...]
JACKSON — A retired Navy captain and doctor who pleaded guilty to charges of drunken driving and having cocaine is now charged with perjury in a case that legal observers and even four members of the Mississippi Supreme Court say could set a dangerous legal precedent. Before he pleaded guilty to the charges, prosecutors claim [...] [...]

by Associated Press Published: December 8,2011
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JACKSON — The FBI has confirmed that it is investigating the mayor of Mississippi’s third largest city who was already ordered by state officials to pay more than $170,000 for travel, stress counseling and other personal expenses billed to taxpayers. >> SEE MBJ COLUMNIST NANCY ANDERSON’S COLUMN ON DAVIS Southaven Mayor Greg Davis had already [...] [...]
GREENWOOD — Mississippi Corrections Commissioner Chris Epps said a privately run prison in Leflore County will close in January. Epps said the state and Nashville, Tenn.-based Corrections Corporation of America mutually agreed to cease operations. How the decision affects operations of the Leflore County jail at the same site is unclear. “State law requires private [...] [...]