A Mississippi Crimestopper coordinator wants to be the Louisiana State Police Superintendent. State Auditor Stacey Pickering issued the following statement.
Former Coordinator of North Central Mississippi Crime Stoppers Arrested for Embezzlement
Jackson, Miss –Special Agents from the
Office of the State Auditor (OSA) arrested Elijah Wilson, former
Coordinator of the North Central Mississippi Crime Stoppers (NCMCS),
after being indicted on two counts of embezzlement by a
Marshall County Grand Jury.
Wilson, 48, is accused of using NCMCS funds to pay
for a round-trip limousine service to Las Vegas last July for a national
fraternity convention. In addition to the trip to Las Vegas, Wilson
attended a Crime Stoppers conference in January
of 2016, and received a travel advancement from the Town of Holly
Springs, as well as reimbursement from NCMCS for the same trip.
"This case is egregious not just because of the
embezzlement, but because a law enforcement official stole from the
public he was sworn to serve,” said State Auditor Stacey Pickering.
A formal demand totaling $15,673.28 was served to Wilson, which included the embezzled funds, interest and costs.
“The illegal use of Crime Stopper money could have
very well impeded the arrest and prosecution of other criminals,” Public
Safety Commissioner Marshall Fisher said. “We gladly work with our law
enforcement partners on the local, state
and federal level to fully prosecute individuals who abuse public
money.”
In May 2017, Wilson retired after having been
employed by Holly Springs Police Department since 2000 and serving as
Coordinator of North Central Mississippi Crime Stoppers since 2006.
8 comments:
Old, old news.
Maybe it was redacted, but nothing in the information states when the arrest took place. So, it's hard to say if its 'old news'.
All news is old news. And fake too!
BUT the same ol' BS derogatory comment out of July 1, 2017 at 11:53 AM who does not possess the stones to start their own competing blog.
How bout a pic?
It's the equivalent of the village stocks for modern day public shame and humiliation.
He retired at age 48. That's why PERS is broke. #1 reason by far.
The article didn't mention anything about Louisiana. What's t
he deal? I can't see Louisiana hiring anyone from Holly Springs PD for their superintendent.
Crime does pay!
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