State Supreme Bean Counter Shadrach White issued the following statement.
Today State Auditor Shad White announced Special Agents from his office have arrested Sudie Jones-Teague after she was indicted on multiple charges by a Hinds County grand jury. Special Agents also delivered a demand letter to her showing she owes nearly $150,000 back to Hinds County taxpayers. The demand amount includes interest and investigative expenses. This arrest is part of a larger alleged scheme also involving Hinds County Election Commissioner Toni Johnson and businessman Cedric Cornelius, who were both arrested by Special Agents from the State Auditor’s office last week.
“We are committed to putting a stop to fraud like this,” said Auditor White. “If you have information on this case or any others, please call the Auditor’s office at 1-800-321-1275.”
Sudie Jones-Teague was arrested for fraud, conspiracy, and bribery. She is accused of working with both Cedric Cornelius and Toni Johnson to have New Beginnings—her own company—illegitimately approved as a vendor for Hinds County and paid without actually performing work. New Beginnings is registered as a “hair and fashion” company but was paid to perform cleaning and catering services. A demand letter delivered to Jones-Teague upon her arrest shows she owes $143,459.32 to Hinds County taxpayers.
Jones-Teague surrendered herself to Special Agents at the Hinds County Detention Center in Raymond earlier today. The court is responsible for setting a bail amount.
If convicted on all counts, Jones-Teague will face many years in prison and thousands of dollars 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 Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens.
No surety bond covers any of Jones-Teague’s alleged crimes. Surety bonds are similar to insurance designed to protect taxpayers from corruption. She will remain liable for the full amount of the demand in addition to criminal proceedings.
Special Agents from the Mississippi Office of the State Auditor arrested Toni Johnson and Cedric Cornelius last week after both were indicted for fraud, embezzlement, and bribery. Johnson allegedly used her position as a member of the Hinds County Election Commission (HCEC) to embezzle two 85-inch televisions and personal protective equipment (PPE). Cornelius is accused of working with Toni Johnson to have his company paid for cleaning services, COVID-19 testing, and voting machine audits although no work was actually performed. Johnson’s demand letter shows she owes $25,893.8 back to taxpayers. Cornelius was issued a $216,227.28 demand letter. These amounts also include interest and investigative expenses.
A portion of the over $325,000 allegedly obtained by these three individuals came from $1.9 million in grants awarded to Hinds County by the Center for Tech and Civic Life (CTCL)—a nonprofit organization funded by Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg. This organization gave over $350 million to election offices across the country during the 2020 election season according to the Wall Street Journal.
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.
40 comments:
Not sure about mis pronouncing his name and calling him a bean counter. Seems middleschoolish if the middleschooler was of high IQ. Anyway, at least he has landed in the county with the capitol ! I would bet anything there are a crap ton more within spitting distance. And judging by recent interviews from the vaulted ones over in the board room .....you can bet it's easy to find. Hell, one of em practically admitted to turning a blind eye. That shit on the sidewalk ain't chocolate.
missed the part about SJT being a former drug kingpin
What culpability does the Board of Supervisors have, since it approved all of the expenditures in question?
"Appellants Melvin Wade and Joseph Lewis were convicted in the district court on drug trafficking charges. Finding none of his arguments on appeal persuasive, we affirm Wade's conviction and sentence. Having determined that there was insufficient evidence to convict Lewis, we must reverse his conviction.
I.
BACKGROUND
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On December 2, 1988, Inspector Dan Overton of the United States Postal Inspection Service received warning from a fellow inspector in Los Angeles, California that a parcel containing suspected non-mailable materials would be arriving in Jackson, Mississippi that morning via Express Mail. The suspect package was addressed to a "Nicole Harris" at an address in Ridgeland, Mississippi. The evidence later revealed that no one named "Nicole Harris" resided at the listed address. Rather, the apartment was actually occupied by Ms. Sudie Jones, a friend of appellant Lewis, and her young daughter.1
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When the package arrived at the Jackson airport, Overton picked it up and took it to his office. There a trained detection dog alerted to the package. A search warrant was then obtained, and the package was opened. Inside were a pair of men's slippers and approximately 237 grams of crack cocaine. After examining the contents, the officers prepared the package for a controlled delivery by substituting paraffin wax for most of the cocaine and resealing the package. The next morning Overton, disguised as a postal carrier, delivered the package to the designated address. Appellant Wade, who had spent the night at Sudie Jones's apartment, signed for the package using the name "Roger Harris"."
https://openjurist.org/902/f2d/1176/united-states-v-lewis
1:28 : What else have they approved that is easy to hide in off shore accounts. I know Archie sure is being mighty easy to deal with since Toni was exposed.
Per WLBT online: Jones-Teague was sentenced to five years in prison in 1994 after she pleaded guilty to a charge of laundering drug money.
It NEVER stops-
Seems to be a trend. Hinds County big wigs seem to love hiring former or fixing to be felons to handle money. WTF.
missed the part about SJT being a former drug kingpin
KF made it up out of thin air solely to piss you and the other lame ass trolls off.
Not surprised at all, Imposing as if they be doing the most, Jackson finest, Lol and ain't nothing but a bunch of frauds
Watch out for hyphenated last names
Big jacked up f-150 4 wheel drives. You would think that only Public Works and one other dept would need those. Hey tax payers, it cost almost 200 dollars to fill them big boys up !
I recall a comment weeks past talking about all Shad goes after is low hanging fruit. Mississippi is more than fortunate to have Shad White here fighting for our tax dollars. I hope he stays here forever and even runs the governor's mansion one day. The taxpaying citizens appreciate you more than you know.
2:55pm AMEN
Democrats doing what they do.
After some thought, the "bean counter" header is BS. BE BETTER THAN THIS.
Nothing new here, Ray Mabus did the same thing and it got him elected governor.
WJTV-12 just reported on the news that she owes...wait for it....$150 million! (Rounding error?)
Please understand that the Election Commission scamper is fruit laying on the ground that was wrapped with a bow by WLBT and delivered to the Auditor & DA. WLBT tried to present it to BoS but they had all (except Archie) had scampered away from any responsibility. Going forward, hopefully,the BoS will establish a due deligence authority to determine if these fraudsters are qualified for accomplishing the scope of work being authorized.
I can only believe that the Jackson City Council is conducting due deligence on the company and it’s subcontractors that the mayor is pushing for garbage services contract.
@2:55 p.m. Thanks for coming by Shad!
Same (Susie Jones )that had $250,000 hidden in her walls!
If you listen real close you can hear the worry coming from the multiple secret meetings going on all over the county right now. If you see them....video them. These little birds Shad just busted are low on the theft pole. The Gravy Train runs from the top down.
Love the preemptive "The court is responsible for setting a bail amount"
Don’t stop Shad! The possibility of more of this type “stuff” out there is endless!
As someone who has made a successful career in the accounting profession, being called a bean counter has never offended myself, nor anyone else I know in accounting. Pay us to count beans and we’ll count em. Get over it Karen.
Napolean Edwards
Othor Cain
Doug Williams AKA Eyes Wide Open also received monies from Commissioner Johnson to mislead the public on Facebook, radio and Etc.
Uh huh, I done told y'all last week it was gonna come down to "Hair and Nails" d'int I?
4:49's playing my song. Flip 'em, Shad... flip 'em.
Let's make some of those big sphincters pucker up!
@4:42 PM
Which time?
"Center for Tech and Civic Life" - What a laughable name for a front.
Meanwhile this sorry-assed fucking excuse for a human, Zuckerberg, continues to silence any commenter with whom he disagrees or who disagrees with the ultra-liberal narrative of Farcebook. And he continues to breath air that should be reserved for those who deserve it.
Wouldn't it be nice if it could be proven that HE was in on this scheme from the get-go? You clowns who speak of low-hanging fruit could then eat shit.
Does anybody remember any case Ray Mabus ever ran up the flag-pole? I don't.
6:51 : Karen ? I am not even an accountant there Randy. To me it sounds as if KF has issues with what he call him ? Shadwick ? Matters little I guess. Be well.
Lol, drug kingpin. Failed at being.....
1:24 PM
Sudie was never a drug kingpin. She’s never been arrested for drugs in her life. You know how the police do. A police headline will have you on a garbage blog running your mouth, thinking you know what you’re talking about when in reality you don’t know the person.
10:37 : We know the person got handed dirty money for no services. The person you speak of stole taxpayer money and failed at that as well. Seems being a crook hasn't gone well for her at all. Only you can prevent forest fires.
SJT has always been bad news, she normally walks away and others do her time but she slipped this time.
Shad White for Mayor of Jackson!
10:37 you right she's not a kingpin she's a queenpin, Lol, she ain't selling that much hair.
@8:23 PM
You're dumb.
This can't be the first time you've heard someone say those words to you.
@10:37 PM
She was arrested for monies given for services not completed or provided. She wasn'takrested for selling drugs. BTW, can you read? If so, why can't you comprehend what you supposedly read?
yelp she did all that too
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