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April 15, 2009

Taxpayers will pay legal bills for Recio

Taxpayers will pay legal bills for Recio The attorney for Michael Recio, one of Mayor Frank Melton’s former police bodyguards, has been reappointed to his defense with the federal government picking up the tab. After reviewing Recio’s financial records, U.S. Magistrate Judge Linda Anderson determined Recio’s “net financial resources and income are insufficient to enable…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
April 15, 2009

State Auditor and Tax Commissioner Uncover Warehouse Containing Estimated $20 Million of Contraband

State Auditor and Tax Commissioner Uncover Warehouse Containing Estimated $20 Million of Contraband Tobacco (Jackson, Miss.) Following a joint investigation by the State Auditor’s Office and the Mississippi Tax Commission, an estimated $20 million of contraband tobacco products including approximately one million cartons of discount brand cigarettes were discovered in an undisclosed warehouse in Mississippi…