State Auditor Stacey Pickering issued the following statement.
On
Monday, April 2, 2018, Special Agents from the Mississippi Office of
the State Auditor (OSA) delivered demands to members of the Mississippi
State Board of Cosmetology and. the former City Clerk of the
Town of Potts Camp in two separate cases. When combined, the demands
represent $209,600.37 of improper use of public funds.
Mississippi Board of Cosmetology:
Current
Mississippi Board of Cosmetology Board Members, Darlene Smith; Bertha
Johnson; Dorothy Ennis; and Glenda Honeycutt, and former board member,
Waylon Garrett, were each issued separate demands
for $4,213.63. The total demand amount is $21,068.15. This amount
represents funds that were lost due to the Board’s failure to provide
proper oversight in ensuring timely deposits were made and account for
payments received.
Responsibility
for the management of funds conducted by any Mississippi board or
commission is directly accountable to the respective board of directors.
Earlier this year, OSA highlighted a lack
of oversight by many small boards and commissions within the State in a
report, which can be found online
at the OSA website.
Former Town of Potts Camp City Clerk:
Paula
Mansell, former City Clerk of the Town of Potts Camp, was issued two
separate demands. The first demand is $10,146.41. It was issued for
misappropriated court funds. The second demand is $178,385.81,
and it was issued for misappropriated water and sewer funds and a lawn
mower that was purchased by the Town and never received. These funds
were misappropriated during the time period of January 2014 to August
2016. Principal, interest, and investigative costs
are included in each demand.
3 comments:
I would've gone with "Former City Clerk, Town of Potts Camp."
As is, it sounds like you're going after the City Clerk of what formerly was the Town of Potts Camp.
Or possibly the Clerk of what formerly was the Town of Potts Camp City.
SO very interesting how Pickering blatantly ignores the larger agencies in finding money. You think the Department of Correction was a big pile of money being scammed? A billion dollars? Just wait until someone starts poking the bear of higher education.....whoa nellie!
Amusing that Stacey can jump on this, but finds no wrong doing with CMU buying watches and rings for all the employees. Way to go Stacey, you are really on the ball. Time for a new Auditor.
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