Sunday, December 24, 2023

Meet the Side Hustle

 Two Rankin County officials apparently moonlighted at the Rankin County Tax Assessor's office.  WLBT reported: 

 One employee took more than two thousand hours of vacation time than records show he earned over five years while working for the Rankin County Tax Assessor’s office.

Another claimed he investigated homestead cases while at a casino hotel for a law enforcement conference hours away.

A year-long 3 On Your Side investigation into two Rankin County employees uncovers tens of thousands of taxpayer dollars going to two employees of the assessor’s office while they’re holding very public jobs: Richland Mayor Pat Sullivan and Pearl Police Chief Dean Scott.... Article & video.

Stay tuned.  Don't think we have heard the last of this one.   



36 comments:

Anonymous said...

Thanks to KF, C.J., Anna Wolfe, Jerry Mitchell, and others for helping us do what we are clearly unable to do for ourselves: clean house.

It's very telling that, when investigated, these people act like common criminals: video disappears, hard drives "fail," names are dropped and favors called in, computers are set up in other locations, public employees (witnesses) request anonymity out of fear of retaliation, etc.

This is what IDR's kingdom looks like when the covers are pulled back. It really should come as no surprise.

Anonymous said...

These situations certainly deserve a full impartial investigation.

I am going to say this for he last time: If we as taxpayers and citizens want this shit to stop, we are going to have to force the legislature to (upon conviction of these types of crimes) back charge all investigatory and prosecution costs to the offenders PERS account. Plus create a mechanism that will expel them from the PERS system.

For me, I now see why these county workers live lifestyles way above their respective pay grades.

Alright Shad, quit f--n around and do something about this!

Anonymous said...

Que the "he's a solid guy" comments from Rankin politicos. Time Rankin cleans alot of house. Too much buddy buddy all throughout the county. And I'm a long time Rankin resident and voter.

Anonymous said...

It appears that the F.B.I. and State Auditors Office need to setup offices in Rankin County. Where is the Attorney General’s Office Public Integrity Division? The Sheriff gets paid extra to manage the tornado shelter, the Pearl police chief is clearly corrupt, the elected officials paying these individuals for work they aren’t doing. Seems like most of the elected officials in Rankin County have formed a cabol and are bilking the taxpayers out of millions of dollars. Hopefully C.J. Lemaster will stay on this and force the proper investigative authorities to do their job, if not they will never stop.

Anonymous said...

Let’s see what Shad does about this. Ditto the AG. This is fraud.

Anonymous said...

Rankin County has always presented an alternative to Hinds County, not necessarily an improvement.

Anonymous said...

Hinds county..rankin county..all these “leaders” are the same. Bet info is disappearing all over Madison county now too

Anonymous said...

In Jackson County, MS, the Chancery Clerk works full time as the County Administrator. Apparently, if one role is a "position" and the other is a job, it's okay. (SMH) As County Administrator, he just got the Human Resources dir. to quit, because she wouldn't do something he wanted. He got the supervisors to move her position to be under his authority, AS CHANCERY CLERK.
She saw what was coming.

Anonymous said...

The A.G. has neither the inclination nor the capability to investigate, much less prosecute.

Anonymous said...

Let's not forget about Brian Bailey recently picking up a side job with the blessing of the supervisors to manage the safe room. It will be a nice blessing to his PERS winnings.

This has got to stop. Whatever it takes.

Anonymous said...

The entire rankin county government is operated for one reason and one reason only…to enrich the good ole boy political machine at the expense of the working man. Hell look no further than their leader, Bryan Bailey; he’s like ole boss hog off the dukes of hazard. The man exudes corruption. Everyone knows he’s corrupt, he knows everyone knows it, and it still doesn’t matter. We the people are getting screwed by these corrupt politicians and have been for years. Bailey runs a small army of henchmen that drive $70k suvs doing jackshit all day with his name painted on them with a free gas card paid for by guess who? You.

Anonymous said...

Mississippi #1 for public employee fraud and embezzlement.

Anonymous said...

Between the Rankin County former Gov. who gave Shad his job and the now Rankin County Gov. Shad knows Rankin County is off limits!

Anonymous said...

@1:28 - I hate to tell you this, but these guys are higher up the food chain than what Shad normally chases down. Ditto for the AG, who basically sits on her ass and does nothing. Merry Christmas.

Anonymous said...

Could it be because of shenanigan's like these, and others that have not come to light, are the reason that Bryan Bailey retains his office?

Anonymous said...

No old white ladies? No walmart oversized t shirts? No rural communities? Shad no care!

When the burlap sack came of their heads they said...

"We'da got away with it if it weren't for you kids and that meddling CJ LeMaster!"

Honestly. These people being held accountable will at most be a temporary embarrassment to their Sunday School class. That's how it works in Rankin County.

Ho ho ho said...

Santa gonna double check CJ's list of naughty and nice check the landroll employ some "homestead exemption" by NOT going down ole Pat's chimney tonight!

Merry Christmas you bunch of PPIN's!

Ho ho ho!

Anonymous said...

CJ shed some more light on local corruption. Hopefully he won't get "Arkancided."

Anonymous said...

"In Jackson County, MS, the Chancery Clerk works full time as the County Administrator."

That might come as shock to at least one and probably both of them - two different guys.

Anonymous said...

@1:57 - A County HR Director does typically report directly to the County Administrator. That's one of the many reasons the legislature created the position of County Administrator.

Madison County, over the years, has been notorious for putting multiple hats on one head. It narrows the Board's span of control and gives them fewer people to keep under their thumb. Conversely it also leads easily to malfeasance, including theft, mismanagement, poor morale and, in some cases, suicide.

Anonymous said...

The rot in Rankin runs deep.

Anonymous said...

That is very common. A small town mayor in a town north of Jackson has 4 jobs all at the same time 2 government jobs and 2 in the private sector.

Anonymous said...

This shit goes on in all 82 counties. Its just more noticeable in the "richer more affluent" counties.

99% of the time its the board of supes that allow it! The Collector, Assessor, Sheriff, Chancery and Circuit clerks cant fart in a jug without the Supes approval.

Anonymous said...

Madison, Rankin and Hinds Boards of Supervisors. Not one bit of difference between any of them except zip codes and skin color.

Anonymous said...

Why don’t the Feds ever get on this? I mean, it’s raw meat for Biden’s base: corrupt white Southerners. Makes the US Attorney a name, and it’s not like he was getting any votes or contributions from there anyway.

Anonymous said...

Yes, Shad needs to STEP UP and do HIS JOB on this case!
Appears the hard work has already been done for him so it’s
now “low hanging” fruit which he always seems to like.

Anonymous said...

Ummm Shad? Or is this fruit to high in the tree?

Anonymous said...

"Anonymous Anonymous said...
Why don’t the Feds ever get on this? I mean, it’s raw meat for Biden’s base: corrupt white Southerners. Makes the US Attorney a name, and it’s not like he was getting any votes or contributions from there anyway.

December 25, 2023 at 8:39 AM"


Poor sweet naive child. Rs and Ds are much more intertwined than you're lead to believe by the media. They take care of each other for the most part. Obviously Trump is an exception (being he's not a politician).

Anonymous said...

Shad’s not touching any Republican official that can help him down the road

Anonymous said...

One more nail in IDR’s coffin, he runs Bailey and it trickles down with the older crowd that works for the County. Thank goodness we have a younger bunch coming that are interested in embezzlement. Just a few more to go down and we can start fresh.

Anonymous said...

Until very recently the Chancery Clerk in Lee County was the county administrator. In Itawamba County the county administrator has run the county board of supervisors for at least 35 years. They are lost without him. His stepdaughter is the purchasing clerk.

Anonymous said...

About time. Everyone around has known Dean has been pulling this scam for a while

Anonymous said...

Good luck with PID with AGs office…might as well watch paint dry. They want you to file reports, be interviewed, provide all evidence, and leave nothing for them to investigate then wait months and months for absolutely nothing. No update. ZERO help. A total waste of time. 3 on your side seems to investigate years of dirt in a matter of days while they have to find their own evidence to provide to the public. Waste of time.

Anonymous said...

There's a saying in Alabama. "Thank god for Mississippi. Otherwise, we'd be last!"

Anonymous said...

I have a debate with some pals and am curious for yall's take.

Im conservative and I have no problem calling out disgusting behavior of republicans and refusing to vote for them again.

Do you think Liberals commonly behave that way?
It sometimes seems they are blindly ride-or-die for anyone with a (D) next to the name. But I feel like that has to be my own bias playing into the opinion?

I could certainly agree that MAGA is blind/ride or die too.
I just miss sane rational people, I think.


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