Thursday, November 19, 2020

State Auditor Makes Monticello Bust

 State Auditor Shadrack White issued the following statement. 

Today State Auditor Shad White announced Special Agents from his office have arrested Kimberly Davis, a former deputy municipal clerk in the Town of Monticello. Upon arrest, Davis was issued a demand letter showing she owes $41,856.79 to Monticello taxpayers. Interest and investigative expenses are included in the demand amount.

A Lawrence County grand jury indicted Davis for embezzlement and alteration of records after investigators from the Auditor’s office showed evidence she executed a cash-skimming scheme. Davis is accused of embezzling from the Town by taking cash meant to pay water bills. From January 2018 to February 2019, she is alleged to have taken approximately $19,000 from the Town water department.

“I’m thankful for the work of our investigators as they continue to hold people accountable for crimes like this,” said Auditor White. “The people of Monticello work hard to make money and pay their bills, and they deserve to know their money isn’t being stolen.”

Davis was arrested by Special Agents at her Monticello residence and transported to jail by Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office deputies. Her bond was set at $5,000 by the court.

If convicted on both counts, Davis faces up to 30 years in prison and $5,000 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.

A $50,000 surety bond covers Davis’s employment as deputy clerk in Monticello. A surety bond is similar to insurance designed to protect taxpayers from corruption. Davis 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.

 

17 comments:

Anonymous said...

Anyone else see a pattern in these embezzlement cases? Checks and balances are missing?

"Trust but verify" applies in all cases.

Are these all hayseed entities? Did I hear a "yes?"

Junior Samples said...

I wouldn't call her a hayseed.

https://www.dailyleader.com/2020/11/19/former-monticello-deputy-clerk-arrested/

Anonymous said...

All low hanging fruit.....Shad's deliberately ignoring the deeper scams at the higher levels that he KNOWS exist.

Anonymous said...

Imagine how much theft was going on before this guy started cracking down. Imagine being stupid enough to steal KNOWING this guy is watching. Incredible.

Anonymous said...

I don't know if these "hayseeds" are so stupid that they are leaving blazing trails to their corruption, or if there is just so much of it that Shad and his team are tripping over them, but they sure make Shad look like he's the Globe Trotters playing against the Generals. If I was in a position to be tempted to "borrow" some state funds, Shad and his team would make me think twice about it.

Anonymous said...

Hayseed? Why not pumpernickel bread? It's 2020.

Anonymous said...

@6:30 AM

"All low hanging fruit.....Shad's deliberately ignoring the deeper scams at the higher levels that he KNOWS exist."

Every time a story about a story such as this come out you post the same ole thing. It's time you put up or shut up.

Anonymous said...

It NEVER stops

Anonymous said...

Wonderful. Where's the $600,000 from Brett?

Anonymous said...

6:30 am is right. The two BD employees that made millions off of the fake timber sales drive cars (recently seen one on State St......) worth considerably more than this person stole.

Anonymous said...

Most of these public employees that are doing these things are long term city/county employees that truly believe that the elected officials they work for can and will protect them. I just wonder how long it will take the auditors office to make it through all 82 counties.

I know of several county employees that were caught with their hands dirty and the elected official or department head they worked for did not terminate them. Their deeds were kept quiet and pretty much swept under a rug.

1962guy said...

Hit her PERS account.

Put her in jail.


Anonymous said...

3:24
I don’t have time to explain everything you should have learned in school, but for starters, the state auditor has nothing to do with the timber scheme and no jurisdiction over the BD attorneys. See, the state auditor has jurisdiction over State funds.

Anonymous said...

4:06 - If you're telling the truth, you should at least be able to reveal the county. Put up.

Anonymous said...

9:07 - Brett fulfilled the terms of his contract. Try to keep up and pay attention.

Anonymous said...

Nobody at BD made millions from the timber Ponzi scheme. Try again, this time with the truth.

Anonymous said...

Forget alligators and Bass Weejuns. In honor of the blog admin, can we just get back to corn-dogs and sandals?



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