State Auditor Shadrack White issued the following statement.
Today State Auditor Shad White announced that Special Agents from his office have arrested Verneshia Cody, the owner and operator of TDK Accounting and Tax Services, for allegedly submitting fraudulent documents to the Mississippi Department of Health (MSDH) to obtain funds via the MS COVID-19 Health Disparities Elimination Project and spending the funds for personal use.
Cody allegedly withdrew and spent sub-grant funds for her own personal use. Additionally, Cody allegedly obtained grant funds improperly by use of fraudulent invoices, improper expense claims, and counterfeit checks.
“Our investigators worked tirelessly to uncover this scheme,” said State Auditor Shad White. “We will continue working with prosecutors to hold people accountable and make sure that your tax dollars are spent properly.”
Cody faces up to $10,000 in fines and 10 years in prison. All persons arrested by the Mississippi Office of the State Auditor are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
Kingfish note: TDK is in Jackson. Posted below is the demand letter.
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"Low hanging fruit" comments in 3, 2, 1...
It would be harder to locate business owners who DID NOT commit Covid fraud than those who did if you really wanted to dig deep into this .
She looks mean.
MS COVID-19 Health Disparities Elimination Project
Literally why do we spend tax dollars on this? The only reason anyone in America has “health disparities” is due to poor decisions and bad life choices.
Sshhh @10:33
Let Shad stick to busting poor blacks. It’s red meat for the magatards and distracts from the old money Mississippians who took millions!
Very true. These covid giveaways were ripe for theft.
It's another socialist entitlement program ripe for fraud.
@10:30 Your pal Shad has let the Leflore County Supervisors skate by for years after demanding they repay misspent funds. If his office can arrest Ms Cody, they can arrest the supervisors, IF Shad wants to.
As a former retired state employee I would look into who she’s close to and or working with/contact within the Health Department. Im 100% sure there is a link between her and an MSDH employee! Just a guess and a giggle while smiling and shanking my head! It won’t look good bet you there’s a link.
How is it low hanging fruit if she actually did it? Seems more like the usual suspects if you ask me. That comment just screams low IQ.
This ain’t her first brush with the law. Jackson Man pleads guilty to identify tax fraud Mar 31, 2016. For conspiring with Verneshia Cody!
Department of Revenue isn’t looking into the tax service?
@11:07 AM Bless you heart.
April 24, 2014 DOJ Southern District News Letter, “Stolen identify fraud prosecution on the rise” she was indicted.
Covid itself was a fraud. All that payroll protection money was fraud. I know several wealthy business owners who just pocketed the money.
Verneshia Cody just can’t do whats legal. I’ll bet the farm her clients get thousands of dollars back during tax time due to fraud!
Them folks aren't the low hanging fruit types though...They're Shad for Governor donor types!
@10:33 HAHAHA! "poor blacks" and not criminals stealing from the government for their own selfish wants.
10:44, that’s what it’s about, busting Black people, you figured it out. Never mind she stole money and used it for personal gain. It’s because she is Black. Question, did you ever think that, maybe she was wrong to do that?
Covid itself was a fraud
Oh boy. Here we go with the antisemitic conspiracy theories. I bet you also deny anthropogenic climate change and the Holocaust.
This isn't low-hanging fruit. This is Shad wanting credit for doing what he is supposed to do. Cue up the Chris Rock.
Meanwhile some republican appointee is hauling wheelbarrows of cash out the back door of some state agency undetected.
1:58 speak up. Be specific and say exactly what is going on. Here is your chance to be anonymous and out the corruption you speak of. Or are you making baseless accusations?
https://www.wlox.com/2022/12/15/welfare-fraud-tipster-turns-alleged-perpetrator/
"It’s red meat for the magatards", doesn't that word phrasing just scream political intellectual. Yes, it is sarcasm.
But he's a RINO.
@ 10:50 - If you had half a lick of sense, you'd know that the State Auditor can demand payment, has arrest powers and makes referrals to prosecuting authorities. He has no prosecutorial authority or duty.
10:44 if the ones you know or don’t know wasn’t stealing this wouldn’t be an issue. No difference from driving w/o license, registration, tag covered, illegal tint, DUI and so on. You can say black or white it’s still wrong, if they get caught!
I can hear the judge we caught 19 blacks this week, next week 3 other races, then we get 4 whites. See how that shigity sounds. Wrong is wrong!
10:50 here - nothing was said
about Shad prosecuting anyone. As you say, he has arrest powers, however he has not used those powers. Please read my comment again, and then we will discuss your “half a lick of sense” comment.
@658, I'd give you a quarter lick.
You obviously believe Shad is the Gestapo if you think the Auditor's office should arrest anyone they (dis)like without securing an indictment from a prosecutor.
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