Former Quitman High School bookkeeper pleads guilty
Smith took cash from the Quitman High School’s activity fund and pocketed the money for her own personal use.
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“Project Momentum” details largest government waste audit in decades
Project Momentum comes on the heels of several other audits conducted by the Office of the State Auditor over the last five years.
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Auditor’s Office arrests former Sardis Water Department clerk
Goodson is accused of taking cash from water payments and then deleting the transactions from the payment system to hide the theft.
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Jones County woman pleads guilty to RICO charges
Gomez fraudulently received proceeds from the Rental Assistance for Mississippians Program (RAMP) at the Mississippi Home Corporation and the Mississippi Department of Employment Security.
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Roberts released when learned unemployment benefits had been repaid
An attorney for Roberts Thursday charged that Roberts had already settled and repaid what he owed the state for the jobless overpayments received during COVID-19 two months earlier.
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Auditor’s office arrests former Benton County tax assessor
Wilburn is accused of taking daily collections paid to the Benton County Tax Collector’s office for his own personal use.
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State Auditor releases annual report on money recovered for taxpayers
During the last six years, State Auditor Shad White’s office has both demanded and recovered more taxpayer money than in any other six-year period in history.
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Auditor’s office report on cost of illegal immigration to taxpayers
Analysts from the Office of the State Auditor estimate that there are at least 22,000 illegal immigrants currently living in Mississippi.
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State Auditor demands over $42,000 from Indianola aldermen
All three have been served with civil demands. No prosecutor has charged any of these individuals with a crime.
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Auditor releases report on chronic absenteeism
Chronic absenteeism in K-12 schools has skyrocketed across the country since the COVID-19 pandemic began.
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