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November 12, 2008

City gas cards may have been misused, audit chief says

The Clarion-Ledger, 11/12/8 The head of Jackson’s internal audit department said Tuesday she suspects systemic misuse of the city’s gasoline cards because of lapses in city oversight. Because the city isn’t properly tracking how much its employees spend through its Fuelman discount gasoline service, “we think there is a possibility of fraud and improper use,”…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
November 12, 2008

Judge delays Melton-Recio trial until January

The Clarion-Ledger, 11/12/8 Mayor Frank Melton’s federal trial has been put on hold for two months to give time for defense attorneys to review thousands of pages of government evidence against the mayor and his former bodyguard, Michael Recio. The break also gives lawyers on both sides an opportunity to continue an escalating war of…