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News  |  Sarah Ulmer  • 
May 21, 2018

State Auditor Stacey Pickering Issues $500k Demand for Misspent Drug Forfeiture Funds in Pelahatchie

Today, special agents from the Mississippi Office of the State Auditor (OSA) delivered civil demands to several current and former officials in the Town of Pelahatchie. Drug seizure funds, which are required to be used for law enforcement purposes, were misspent by the Town. Two demands were issued for a total $502,363.07, which includes interest…
News  |  Sarah Ulmer  • 
May 21, 2018

PEER Review shows Mississippi Prison Industries Corp. has lost over $6 million

Watchdog: Mississippi nonprofit has lost $6.7M, can’t show it’s aiding inmates Mississippi Prison Industries Corp., which has lost $6.7 million since 2012, must take drastic steps to survive, including possible bankruptcy, a scathing report by the state’s legislative watchdog concludes. The board responded Monday that it takes the report “very seriously” and that when the…