State Auditor Shad White issued the following statement.
Today
State Auditor Shad White announced Special Agents from his office have
arrested Michelle McBride, a former board member and officer of the
Pearl River County Crimestoppers (PRCCS), after she was indicted
for embezzlement. An $82,416.37 demand letter was issued to McBride
when she was arrested.
McBride allegedly used her position as Secretary/Treasurer to embezzle over $52,000 from PRCCS from January 2014 to April 2019. Investigators believe McBride used the PRCCS debit card for personal rodeo expenses and transferred PRCCS funds to fraudulent non-profit accounts she owned. Pearl River County Sheriff’s deputies assisted in the investigation.
McBride surrendered to Special Agents at the Pearl River County Sheriff’s office. Her bond was set at $20,000 by the court.
If
convicted, McBride faces up to 25 years in prison and $15,000 in fines.
All persons arrested by the Mississippi Office of the State Auditor are
presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court
of law. The case will be prosecuted by the office of District Attorney
Hal Kittrell.
“It
is disheartening to see money intended to make our communities safer
instead go to someone for their personal benefit, but I am grateful for
the work of our investigators and the help of the
district attorney’s office in putting a stop to it. We will no longer
tolerate this kind of theft in Mississippi.”
No
surety bond covers McBride’s employment with the Pearl River County
Crimestoppers. Surety bonds are similar to insurance designed to protect
taxpayers from corruption. McBride will remain liable
for the full amount of the demand in addition to criminal proceedings.
Suspected fraud can be reported to the Auditor’s office online any time by clicking the red button at www.osa.ms.gov or via telephone during normal business hours at 1-(800)-321-1275.
15 comments:
Shad will now collect his $2,500 reward.
Damn, Shad & KF. You going to have 1/2 of Mississippi in jail.
I love it! I really do! Keep up the intense, wonderful, & magnificent work.
KF. Thanks for reporting this. I faithfully spent my early morning reading ever one of your blogs. They ring so true.
It NEVER stops-
The irony is palpable.
10:09 am wins for the day
He's just scratching the surface of govt corruption pearl river county.
Shad White appears to be the only statewide official doing anything good for the people.
"It's that damned old rodeo...." Garth Brooks
@12:24
That Rodeo is the event if the year for Rural Mississippi. For some, it’s the only time they ever travel to Jackson besides the State Fair and the occasional Country Music Concert.
This is right up there with stealing from a Salvation Army Kettle or Girl Scout cookie money or Little League funds.
If she also voted for Biden that would be a sentence enhancement.
@12:27pm - What are you talking about? Did you miss when Lynn Fitch sued CHYNA?!
I heard that Goofy Dave today on Supertalk discussing this. At the very opening of the JT Show, he said, and I quote, "I just wanta mention this briefly" and then he yacked for thirty four minutes about this story.
@1L10 - There has not been a 'country music concert' at the coliseum in at least fifteen years. Rock on Beyonce'.
To paraphrase Haley: "if you can't trust a trustee."
When is Shad gonna audit Jackson?
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