Hands in the Till: Embezzlement of Public Monies in Mississippi

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Contents Preface xi Acknowledgments xix Introduction i Chapter 1. Chancery and Circuit Clerks 7 William M. (Mel)Williams, Greene County Chancery Clerk 10 Richard (Ricky) Earl Churchwell, George County Chancery Clerk 15 Steve Duncan, Madison County Chancery Clerk 22 Larry Koon,Union County Chancery Clerk 31 Lynn Presley,Jackson County Chancery Clerk 33 Lisa Jenkins,Tallahatchie County Deputy Circuit Court Clerk 50 Linda KayOlsen, Pontotoc County Deputy Circuit Court Clerk 53 Gregory Jones, Supervisor of Finance, Harrison County Circuit Court Clerk's Office 58 Chapter 2. TaxAssessors/Collectors 64 Evan Doss, Jr., Claiborne County TaxAssessor/Collector 65 Mary Jones,Claiborne County TaxAssessor/Collector 75 Carla Chris Haley,Lincoln County Deputy TaxCollector 79 Anna Addison Langston, Sunflower County TaxAssessor/ Collector 82 Stacy Montgomery, Lincoln County Deputy TaxCollector 90 Stephanie Taylor-Beam,Itawamba County Deputy TaxCollector 92 Chapter 3. Justice Court Clerks and Sheriffs' Employees 102 Cora Lou Thrash Carnley,Jackson County Sheriff's Department Bookkeeper 104 Jennifer Green, Jasper County Deputy Justice Court Clerk 111 vii Alberta Baker Longstreet, Leflore County Justice Court Clerk 117 Georgia Faye Moss, Rankin County Justice Court Clerk 122 Cassandra Price, Jefferson Davis County Justice Court Clerk 126 Chapter 4. City Clerks 130 Shirley Ferrell, Belzoni Deputy City Clerk 130 Larry Niewoehner, Long Beach Municipal Court Clerk 135 Betty Siseo, Brookhaven Municipal Court Clerk 139 Beverly Taylor,Corinth Deputy City Clerk 141 Chapter 5. Schools 148 Sharon Morgan, Columbus Municipal School District Bookkeeper 148 Gerilyn Murphy,South Jones High School Bookkeeper 152 Mary Nelson, Moss Point High School Bookkeeper 155 Bennie Tillman,Yazoo City Schools Athletic Director 158 Scott Blouin, Pearl River Community College Remote Sensing Education and Training Coordinator 164 James Hilton, Manager,Aquarium Admissions Office and Gift Shop, J. L. Scott Marine Education Center and Aquarium, University of Southern Mississippi 170 Lisa Lindsey, Mississippi State University Print Shop Clerk 175 Danny Oswalt, Mississippi State University Housing Business Manager 179 Greg Rector, University Emergency Physicians Practice Group Operations Manager, University of Mississippi Medical Center 185 Chapter 6. Other 192 Keith Blaylock,Director, Economic Development Partnership of Monroe County 192 Fred J. Heindl, ExecutiveDirector, Mississippi Agribusiness Council 196 Sandy Johnson, Director, Mississippi FirefightersMemorial Burn Association 200 Deidre Ann Marshall, Bookkeeper/Accounting Audit Technician, Allied Enterprises of Harrison County, Mississippi Department of Rehabilitation Services 206 sjuaiuoD m* Sandra Allan Stovall, Executive Director, Holly Springs Tourism and Recreational Facilities Bureau 213 Epilogue 221 Sources 227 Index 235 Contents ix This page intentionally left blank ...