Wednesday, January 17, 2024

The Embezzlement Chronicles: Brandon Band Edition

A Rankin County grand jury indicted Donna Floyd for allegedly embezzling funds from the Brandon Booster Club in her position as Treasurer.  However, the indictment is not the first time Floyd stood accused of embezzlement as her own mother once sued her for embezzlement as well. 

Patsy Johnson sued Donna Floyd and Joshua Jacobs in Rankin County Court in 2016 for embezzling from Johnson's bank accounts.  Fearful of bills going unpaid if she became incapacitated, Johnson added Floyd to her two bank accounts in 2015 after Johnson's husband died in 2014.

The complaint states things soon went south as Floyd started withdrawing money from her mother's accounts without permission. Johnson claimed: 

14.   Although separated at the time, Floyd began having an extramarital relationship with Jacobs in early 2016....

17.   During these communications, Floyd and Jacobs conspired to steal funds from Johnson's Regions and Trustmark bank accounts and convert Johnson's money for their own personal use.
18.   On June 6, 2016, Floyd made the first of many withdrawals in the amount of $16,000.00 from the Regions account.
19.   Sometime in mid-June 2016, Floyd moved out of her mother's house and back into the martial home with her husband Ritchie Floyd.
20.   Despite resuming marital relations, Floyd continued her relationship with Jacobs through the secret cell phone she purchased for him.
21.   Floyd next withdrew $5,000 and $3,000 from the Regions account on June 14 and June 27 respectively.
22.  On June 30, 2016, Floyd withdrew $20,008.00 from the Regions account and sent the money to Jacobs through money orders and/or certified check. ...

24.   Floyd also created a new Regions bank account that restricted access to Johnson. Throughout the month of July 2016, Floyd made thirteen (13) electronic transfers from Johnson's Regions account to the newly created Regions account for a total amount of $5,468.14....
27.   On September 28, 2016, Floyd transferred $500.00 from Johnson's Trustmark account to her joint marital account with Ritchie at Trustmark.
28.   The next day on September 29, 2016, Floyd transferred $5,000.00 from the Trustmark account to her joint marital account.  Over the following week, Floyd made three (3) transfers of $4,000.00, $5,000.00, and $2,000.00 on October 3rd, 5th, and 7th respectively from Johnson's Trustmark account to Floyd's joint marital account.

Floyd's mother discovered the withdrawals when she got her bank statements as she prepared to file her tax returns.   Johnson's two sons got involved and confronted their sister: 

35.   During this meeting, Floyd admitted to both Billy and Larry to taking a total of $60,508.00 from the Regions and Trustmark bank accounts without any authority from Johnson and without Johnson's consent or knowledge.  Floyd denied making the $5,468.14 in the thirteen (13) electronic transfers from the Regions account to her newly created Regions account that restricted access to Johnson.
36.   Floyd attempted to blame some of the withdrawals on Jacobs by claiming that he blackmailed her into giving him money.  Floyd's continued relationship with Jacobs disputes this excuse.
37.   Regardless of the reasons, Jacobs converted Johnson's funds for his own exclusive use and control without any consent or authority from Johnson.

Floyd's brothers forced her to sign a settlement agreement. Floyd repaid $3,000 and agreed to pay $500 bi-weekly on a balance of $62,976. Floyd made the first $500 payment before she reneged on the agreement. 

The complaint charged the defendants with conversion, unjust enrichment, trespass to chattel, conspiracy to defraud, and breach of contract.  Judge Keith McDaniel added perjury to the list of wrongdoing in a May 3 2018 order:

1.   That Floyd perpetrated a fraud upon this Court during discovery through her admitted widespread perjury and spoliation of evidence.  Floyd's admitted misrepresentations under oath and intentional destruction of evidence were willful and, not only directly pertained to the central allegations and defenses of the parties, but were so pervasive that it is now impossible for the parties, the Court, and any reasonable juror to ascertain the truth in this matter and find justice.

2.   That Floyd admitted during her deposition, which was taken on September 21, 2017, to the following acts: (1) lying in her Answer by improperly denying relevant and pertinent factual allegations; (2) filing a Counterclaim for defamation based upon her false allegation that Johnson made up a fictitious person in Defendant Joshua Jacobs ("Jacobs"); (3) committing perjury in response to eight interrogatories; (4) committing perjury in response to two requests for production of documents; (5) committing perjury in three of her amended interrogatory responses after she was admonished by this Court about her past perjury during earlier discovery; and (6) intentionally and willfully destroying critical and pertinent text messages between her and Jacobs after she was served with requests for production.

Ouch! 

Instead of referring Floyd for criminal prosecution, Judge McDaniel struck her answer, defenses, responses to interrogatories, and motion for summary judgment.  

The mother and daughter eventually settled the case but Johnson continued to seek justice against Jacobs as Judge McDaniels said the defendant embezzled $65,976 from Johnson's bank accounts.

The Court issued a default judgment against Jacobs and awarded $144,764 in damages to Johnson on October 10, 2018.  $65,976 in compensatory damages, $25,000 in pain and suffering, $1,000 in punitive damages, and $52,788 for attorney's fees comprised the total award. 

Jacobs tried to escape his pursuer as he filed a petition for bankruptcy in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Alabama.  Undeterred by the legal maneuver, Johnson submitted her claim against Jacobs to the bankruptcy court.  Jacobs was unable to include the debt in the bankruptcy due to its fraudulent nature. 

Johnson agreed to a compromise settlement with Jacobs for $45,000. Jacobs agreed to pay $250 per month for 48 months.  If he missed a payment by more than 45 days, Johnson could enforce the original judgement could be enforced against him.  The Court approved the non-dischargeable settlement on May 15, 2020.  

The case might have been settled but Floyd  would be back in court yet again.  


A Rankin County grand jury indicted Donna Floyd in September 2023 for embezzling over $45,000 from Brandon High School band booster funds. The indictment states: 

on about or between July 22, 2022 and May 20, 2023, in the county aforesaid and within the jurisdiction of this court, did willfully, unlawfully, and feloniously embezzle or fraudulently secrete, conceal, or convert to her own use United States Currency totaling Twenty-Five thousand dollars ($25,000.00) or more which came or was entrusted into her care or possession by virtue of her position as treasurer for the Brandon Band Booster Club...

 Floyd's trial is scheduled for April 29, 2024 in Rankin County Circuit Court.  The case is assigned to Circuit Judge Steven Ratcliff. Earlier post. 

The Brandon Band Booster Club sued Floyd and her husband in November for the allegedly missing band funds.  The complaint claims: 

 12. From August 1, 2022 to April 21, 2023 Defendant Donna Floyd, in a scheme using checks and debit withdrawals, converted to her own use an amount of not less than $56,142.34 from the accounts of BBBC. Such withdrawals and purchases were in the form of cash, merchandise, services, hotel accommodations and other various uses, vendors, events and locations unrelated to any legitimate purpose ofBBBC, and without authorization or consent. 13. In order to conceal her wrongdoing, Defendant Donna Floyd concocted and provided false oral and written reports, including false bank statements, to the BBBC executive board and to the BBBC. These were very elaborate and must have required great effort.

The complaint charges Donna Floyd with conversion and all defendants with unjust enrichment, intentional misrepresentation, breach of fiduciary duties, and negligence.  The complaint sought damages of $249,000.  It claims the amount embezzled was $59,000. Earlier post.

However, the plaintiffs  filed a notice of voluntary dismissal in Rankin County Circuit Court today.  

Attorney Michael Wolf represents the Brandon Band Booster Club.  The case was assigned to Rankin County Court Judge David Morrow.


29 comments:

Anonymous said...

Did she move to Rankin from Madison?

Anonymous said...

Rankin and Madison won't prosecute embezzlement. They call it a "civil" matter. So embezzle away!

Anonymous said...

Lets hear from those supporters who, for months, claimed 'all of you people will be sorry' and 'no way this person would steal a single dime'.

Anonymous said...



The best way to keep this woman away from you is to loan her some $$$

Anonymous said...

When this crap was going on, this pathetic slob was working at MS Baptist Hospital. Wait for it....she worked in COMPLIANCE!

Anonymous said...

Wrong all the way Donna. You know better!

Anonymous said...

Why in the world would Brandon Booster Club let this woman be treasurer with her history?

Anonymous said...

How much does a background report or fidelity bond cost?

Anonymous said...

@ 9;37, right!

Her crazy @ss and her supporters were all over Facebook trying to defend her. I bet they feel like idiots after knowing this.

Anonymous said...

Booster Clubs typically operate outside of control of the school administration. This makes it much easier for checks to be written on the spot for whatever the coach/sponsor wants and makes it easier to facilitate purchases. For example, when going on an all-day softball tournament, our booster club gave each player a cash meal allowance. I’m talking like $7, twenty years ago - obviously reasonable in scope.

The other side is, without the oversight of the School Business Administrator, the local Board and State Auditor, the club can be robbed blind by unscrupulous persons. The club is supposed to provide at least a quarterly report to the Board, but that information is usually limited and not always provided.

The rules on control of money held at the school, generally referred to as Activity Funds, are very cumbersome and require a lot of accountability. However; those funds are much less likely to be pilfered once deposited. The biggest challenge with this method is making sure all cash is accounted for. Again, there are standard rules for event ticket sales that help accountability. Analysis of purchases and sales are necessary to adequately assess deposits.

Bottom line; most of these thefts take place with the booster clubs operating outside the direct control of the school.

Anonymous said...

A. Leave this woman alone.
B. Great job keyboard warriors
C. Name calling, really
D. I hope nothing ever happens to any of your family members and they get put on display for all to see.

Anonymous said...

Sounds like the mama, which she embezzled from, paid off the Band Boosters. Hope she didn't but smells like she did.

Anonymous said...

I am dying to her from her tribe of defenders.
How does that crow taste? Ready to admit you were wrong now?

Anonymous said...

People don’t care to know the truth. Her momma is one of the most evil momma’s out there. Donna will not defend herself so I will!

@11:36am actually no one has defended her publicly until these articles started being posted. No one defended her on Facebook, if so please point me in their direction because I actually feel like the worst friend for not speaking up for her sooner in a social media platform.

Donna’s mother abused her mentally, verbally, emotionally and physically her ENTIRE life! People have no idea what Donna endured behind closed doors. Trust me when I say Donna took nothing from her mother that her mother didn’t know about. No one wants to hear the real truth, they just want to hear the “dirt”. Donna’s mother willingly gave that money to her but when Donna chose to save her marriage her mother did this.

Two sides to every story but hey, that’s not scandalous enough, is it?!?!?

Anonymous said...

@1:34 did she steal from the band?

Anonymous said...

1:34 P.M. Who made her admittedly commit perjury multiple times in that prior case? If momma gave her the money, why lie to the court about it. Enlighten us as the dots don't connect there.

Anonymous said...

This is a response to the ignorant post about there being 2 sides of the story. Clearly you’ve only been force feed 1 side. Maybe you’re Donna’s husband trying your best to put a spin on things out of desperation. I’ve known both the mother and daughter almost my whole life (40* years) Donna’s mother is the nicest lady you will ever meet. The farthest thing from an abuser as 1 could be.. the mother was a teacher at JPS for many many years. The VERY BEST TEACHER that I had. There’s no way in hell she gave anyone 60k$. They don’t pay teachers enough as it is and you know it.
If you want to get pointed in my direction and would like to discus this further by all means. You’ve got the right 1 here. If not, then I suggest you stfu with all your slander and stay in your lane.
Tbh… I think the husband is behind all this bs and he’s letting Donna take the fall for it because he lacks a pair. I said what I said. I know the history.

Anonymous said...

Can anyone explain why the band dropped this civil case?? If she stole the money why would they dismiss this??

Anonymous said...

8.04: because somebody's parent paid the debt.

Anonymous said...

Just because someone posts something, doesn't make it the truth.

Anonymous said...

You're wrong, 9:08. If you see or say something on the internet, it has to be true.

But, really...all the bones in the family closets are irrelevant. Did she or did she not steal money from the band fund? The answer is clear. This woman would steal from a six year old child's lemonade-stand money.

Anonymous said...

8:49 you are telling me another parent paid off 55k out of the goodness of their heart for this woman? This doesn’t add up.

Anonymous said...

The original embezzlement trial stemming from the Grand Jury indictment is still set for April 29, 2024.

Anonymous said...

10:56 - You can indict a grapefruit, but if the produce manager won't testify, the grapefruit walks. Or rolls.

Anonymous said...

@1:34...so you were there?

Anonymous said...

Jan 17 @ 1:34
NOT TRUE

Anonymous said...

Must be a settlement of some kind. To make them drop the case.

Anonymous said...

Civil suit has been dropped.
Not the criminal case which will go to court in April.

Anonymous said...

Jan 17 @12:35....Her momma did NOT pay back the money she embezzled from the Brandon High School Booster Club.


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