State Auditor Shad White issued the following statement.
Today, State Auditor Shad White announced that Special Agents from his office have arrested Christy Hodge, former Jones County Deputy Chancery Clerk, for allegedly altering official county records.
Between June 2025 and August 2025, Hodge allegedly altered and submitted bank statements to conceal $13,356.89 in public funds she converted to her personal use. The funds were later recovered and deposited to the appropriate county depository.
“Stealing taxpayer dollars only holds Mississippi back from helping citizens and is completely unacceptable,” said State Auditor Shad White. “We will continue to do everything in our power to recover misspent money for taxpayers.”
Hodge faces up to 30 years in prison if convicted. All persons arrested by the Mississippi Office of the State Auditor are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
17 comments:
1st low hanging fruit comment - I''m waiting for Special Agents from his office to arrest the Leflore County Supervisors.
Low hanging fruit indeed.
Come on over to the County west of Jones!
$13k? go work part time retail in the evenings/weekends for that chump change.
Why do they all look like pears?
You would rather have them wait a couple of years to get the tally up so it's no longer "low hanging fruit," or nip it in the bud? It's like a wildfire - catch it early before it spreads.
Absence should help someone's heart grow fonder. Wow.
Question for Shad's minions lurking: what's going on up in Pontotoc Co?
Oh hell yeah !
Shadrack busted another big one.
These Deputy Chancery Clerks should start worrying about those
office pens they accidentally took home during 2025.
I guess she will be shopping at Regretsy.
According to the Jones County Sheriff's Department Inmate Roster she already served a day.
How many think that's the only day she will serve?
https://www.jonesso.com/inmate-roster/6a442455e35f68d1d408a76e
Inmate CHRISTY HODGE
Arresting Agency: JONES COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
Booking Date: 06-30-2026 - 3:06 PM
Release Date: 07-01-2026 - 1:54 PM
Charges:
ALTERATION OF RECORDS
ALTERATION OF RECORDS
ALTERATION OF RECORDS
Bond: $10,000.00
@3:34 Still waiting for them to pay back Covid funds. Lynn Fitch is not demanding repayment from three of them and Karyn Burris owes money. Now that I think about it, Fitch is not prosecuting too many folks Shad turns over. Bryant, Farve,….
I can tell by her “tan” she’s one of those that travel down hwy 45 to 98 headin to Destin at that high Fa lootin place all rednecks go. She may not go anymore this summer
“Bust” is certainly the appropriate term…
I know where she likely hid some of the money.
Nah, that's from the tanning booth she bought with the funds.
If I am going to steal, I am going to steal 90 million from my employer, not $13k.
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