Hands in the Till: Embezzlement of Public Monies in Mississippi

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Sources Preface Clarion-Ledger (Jackson)—2-19-1999; 8-26,9-19,23,11-18-2001;2-4-2002; 12-24-2003 Enterprise-Journal (McComb)—6-14-2000 Meridian Star—5-22,27,7-31-2002 Southern Herald (Liberty)—5-20-2004 Starkville Daily News—5-31-2002 OSA Media Release 1-30,3-6-2002 OSA Web Site Introduction W. Steve Albrecht, Fraud Examination, Thomson South-Western, Mason, OH (2003) David Jeremiah, Searchingfor Heaven on Earth: How to Find What Really Matters in Life, Integrity Publishers, Nashville (2004) Bonita K. Peterson and Paul E. Zikmund, "10Truths YouNeed to Know about Fraud," Strategic Finance ( May 2004) Curtis Wilkie, Dixie: A Personal Odyssey Through Events That Shaped the Modern South,Scribner, New York (2001) Corporate Crime Reporter, "Public Corruption in the United States," January 16, 2004 The Mississippi Code WhiteCollarCrimeFYI.com Chapter 1. Chancery and Circuit Clerks William M. (Mel) Williams, Greene County Chancery Clerk Clarion-Ledger (Jackson)—8-5-2002; 8-18-2005 Greene County Herald—4-29-2004 Hattiesburg American—6-16-2004 Mississippi Press (Pascagoula)—8-5-2002 Sun Herald (Biloxi) 6-17-2004 227 Court Records: State of Mississippi v. William M. Williams OSA Records Darrell Chance, interviews (oral and written), September 2004 through summer 2005 Richard (Ricky)Earl Churchwell, George County Chancery Clerk Clarion-Ledger (Jackson)—9-4-2003 Hattíesburg American—7-24-2002 Sun Herald.com 7-24-2002;5-15,16-2003; 9-3> 4-2003 Court Records: State of Mississippi v. Ricky Earl Churchwell OSA Media Release 7-23,11-5-2002;5-15-2003 OSA Records Darrell Chance, interview 8-20-2004 Steve Duncan, Madison County Chancery Clerk Mississippi Office of the Attorney General Release 3-20-2002 Clarion-Ledger (Jackson)—6-13-2002,1-29-2003 Madison County Herald—1-30-2003 Madison County Journal—4-10,5-2,5-16-2002 Sun Herald (Biloxi)—3-21-2002 Court Records: United States of America v. Stephen E. Duncan OSA Media Release 1-28-2003 OSA Records E-mail from Wallace Collins 9-7-2005 Larry Koon,Union County Chancery Clerk Clarion-Ledger (Jackson)—4-14-1999 New Albany Gazette—2-3,4-9,6-30,10-27,12-22-1999 LexisNexis AP 4-13,6-29,12-24-1999;1-8-2002 OSA Media Release 6-28-99,9-18-2000 Court Records: State of Mississippi v. Larry Koon OSA Web Site Lynn Presley,Jackson County Chancery Clerk Clarion-Ledger (Jackson)—12-2-1998; 10-5-1999; 6-15-2001 Mississippi Press—11-1-2000 Sun Herald (Biloxi)—10-30,11-21,12-1,4,6-1998; 4-24,5-18,7-2,10,10-5,6,9, 12-4-1999; 1-11-2000; 3-21,22,23,31,4-19-2001 Court Records: United States of America v. William Lynn Presley, Dónala S. Hearn, Sr., and Donald S. Hearn, Jr.; William Presley v. State of Mississippi Darrell Chance, interview8-20-2004 E-mail from Ben Norris5-20-2005 OSA Records Lisa Jenkins, Tallahatchie County Deputy Circuit Court Clerk Charleston Sun-Sentinel—5-28-1998 Court Records: State of Mississippi v. Lisa C. Jenkins OSA Records Mississippi Department of Public Safety Criminal Investigation Bureau Records E-mail from Walt Drane 4-22-2005 saDjnos 8CC Linda KayOlsen, Pontotoc County Deputy Circuit Court Clerk Pontotoc Progress—3-18,12-9-1998; 8-9-2000 Court Records: State of Mississippi v. Linda Kay Olsen OSA Records Gregory Jones, Supervisor of Finance, Harrison County Circuit Court Clerk's Office Clarion-Ledger (Jackson)—12-12-2002;5-8-2003 Sun Herald (Biloxi)—9-29-2001; 12-11-2002;5-13-2003 Court records: Stateof Mississippi v. Gregory Eddie Jones OSA Records OSA Media Release5-5-2003 Chapter 2. Tax Assessors/Collectors Evan Doss, Jr., Claiborne County Tax Assessor/Collector Clarion-Ledger (Jackson)—11-4-1987; 12-29-1989; 11-23,12-23-1995; 5-14,15, 6-29-1996; 2-17,11-14-1997; 3-7-1998,6-13-1998; 12-27-2002 Sun Herald (Biloxi)—12-27-2002 Court Records: Mississippi Southern Bank v. Claiborne County, Mississippi, Evan Doss, Jr., and Derek A. Henderson; United States of America v. Leola Dickey; United States of America v. Evan Doss, Jr.; United States of America v. Evan Doss Jr.; Evan Doss, Jr. Corp. Mississippi Attorney General Memorandum2-25-2004 OSA Records Mary Jones, Claiborne County Tax Assessor/Collector Clarion-Ledger (Jackson)—5...