by MBJ Staff Published: April 25,2012
Tags: bench, chamber of commerce, courts, embezzlement, judges, judicial, judiciary, sentencing, state agency, stealing, theft
LEAKE COUNTY — State Auditor Stacey Pickering reports Renodda Dorman, former Leake County Chamber of Commerce executive director, has been sentenced to 10 years, five years to serve and five years of probation, after pleading guilty to embezzlement. Dorman was also ordered to make $60,916.11 in restitution back to Leake County. The joint investigation by [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 17,2012
Tags: federal government, grants, homes, houses, identity theft, law enforcement, residences, residents, scam, scheme, telemarketing, theft, thieves
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — The FBI has warned Mississippi residents of a telephone scam that claims the person is eligible for a $5,000 to $10,000 grant from the Grants Department of the federal government. It supposedly can be used for home or residential purposes. The FBI says in a statement that a claim code containing two [...] [...]
REDWOOD — A 37-year-old former nursing home worker has been arrested on multiple counts of exploiting vulnerable persons. Attorney General Jim Hood said Lee Ray Martin, of Redwood, is alleged to have obtained more than $101,000 from 83 residents of Shady Lawn Nursing Home and Vicksburg Convalescent Center. Hood, in a news release, says at [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: December 27,2011
Tags: banking and finance, casinos, credit cards, gambling, gaming, hospitality, hotels, identity theft, lodging, restaurants, theft
PHILADELPHIA — Officials with Pearl River Resort has issued a statement on reports regarding a potential breach in security of the processing system for credit and debit cards at the Pearl River Resort. Officials say reports have not been wholly accurate. Guests’ personal financial information is secure and protected, and no ATMs were affected during [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: December 20,2011
Tags: colleges, computers, education, health, health study, healthcare, higher education, hospitals, identity theft, medicine, theft, universities
JACKSON — Officials are warning about 1,500 participants in health studies that a laptop containing some personal information was stolen. The computer, assigned to a University of Mississippi Medical Center faculty member, was stolen Oct. 31 from a Jackson clinic after it was left unsecured. Records of one study, with 1,400 patients, include age, sex, [...] [...]
JACKSON — Authorities have announced the creation of the Mississippi Intellectual Property Crimes Center, a website to help consumers recognize and report counterfeit goods. Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood made the announcement today in a news release. Hood says members of the public can access the site and there’s a secure section for law enforcement [...] [...]
QUITMAN — A representative from the Mississippi State Auditor’s Office has told Clarke County officials there has been no evidence of theft found in accounts for the Clarke County Circuit Clerk’s Office. David Huggins delivered the news to the Clarke County Board of Supervisors, according to WTOK television. While there has been no stealing, Huggins [...] [...]
JACKSON — Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann has already warned scrap metal thieves that authorities were watching to ensure they do not steal from flooded homes and businesses. Now others, even some outside the state, are joining in that watch. The Mississippi Department of Transportation, Secretary of State’s Office and local law enforcement officials say [...] [...]
JACKSON — Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann is warning scrap metal thieves that local law enforcement agencies and the Secretary of State’s Office are on the lookout. “As floodwaters rise, so does the potential for scrap metal thieves to prey on flood victims who have moved to higher ground,” says Hosemann. “Our agency has begun [...] [...]
JACKSON — The Mississippi Health Department says a moisture density gauge containing a small amount of radioactive material has been stolen during an auto theft in Jackson. The Health Department says the gauge was in the bed of the Ford truck when the pickup was stolen Wednesday. The gauge is a common device that construction [...] [...]
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