Press Releases
| DECEMBER 2010 | |
| December 10 | PEARL RIVER COUNTY TAX PREPARER SENTENCED TO 36 MONTHS PRISON FOR PREPARING FALSE TAX RETURNS |
| December 1 | TWO TEXAS RESIDENTS SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR STEALING MEDICARE FUNDS |
NOVEMBER 2010 |
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| November 3 | U.S. ATTORNEY TAKES HARD LINE AGAINST RAMPANT HEALTH CARE FRAUD |
OCTOBER 2010 |
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| October 29 | PROTECTING THE RIGHT TO VOTE AND PROSECUTING BALLOT FRAUD |
| October 21 | FORMER BANKRUPTCY DEBTOR SENTENCED FOR WIRE FRAUD, BANKRUPTCY FRAUD, AND PERJURY |
| October 15 | “PILL MILL” DOCTORS LOSE MEDICAL LICENSES, OTHER PROPERTY |
| October 7 | LONG BEACH MAN SENTENCED FOR THEFT OF GOVERNMENT PROPERTY |
| October 7 | FORMER LOAN OFFICER FOR HANCOCK BANK SENTENCED FOR FEDERAL BANK FRAUD |
| October 7 | GULFPORT MAN SENTENCED FOR FELON IN POSSESSION OF FIREARM |
SEPTEMBER 2010 |
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| September30 | JACKSON TAX PREPARER FOUND GUILTY OF PREPARING FALSE FEDERAL INCOME TAX RETURNS |
| September 7 | MOSS POINT HUSBAND AND WIFE SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR HEALTH CARE FRAUD |
AUGUST 2010 |
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| August 27 | Antonio Turner Convicted of Carjacking Jackson Police Officer Dwayne Collier |
| August 27 | Eleven Individuals Arrested on Drug Charges |
| August 18 | FORMER NASA CHIEF OF STAFF PLEADS GUILTY TO CONSPIRACY INVOLVING $600,000.00 NASA CONTRACT WITH MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY |
| August 17 | Vicksburg Man Sentenced to 35 Years on Child Sexual Exploitation Charges |
| August 2 | DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE RELEASES FIRST NATIONAL STRATEGY FOR CHILD EXPLOITATION PREVENTION AND INTERDICTION |
JULY 2010 |
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| July 29 | FORMER COPIAH BANK EMPLOYEE SENTENCED FOR FEDERAL BANK FRAUD |
| July 22 | MISSISSIPPI WOMAN PLEADS GUILTY TO CONSPIRING WITH A POLICE OFFICER TO COMMIT IDENTITY THEFT AND FRAUD |
| July 15 | LAMAR COUNTY MAN GETS 18 MONTHS FOR MAIL THEFT |
| July 15 | Mississippi Woman Pleads Guilty to Embezzlement from a Tribal Organization |
| July 15 | LAUREL MAN GETS 10 YEARS FOR GUN THEFT |
| July 15 | Mississippi Woman Sentenced for Embezzlement from a Tribal Organization |
| June 6 | TWO TEXAS RESIDENTS CONVICTED OF STEALING MEDICARE FUNDS |
JUNE 2010 |
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| June 23 | EX-LUMBERTON POLICE CHIEF CONVICTION AFFIRMED ON APPEAL |
| June 17 | FINANCIAL FRAUD ENFORCEMENT TASK FORCE ANNOUNCES REGIONAL RESULTS OF “OPERATION STOLEN DREAMS” TARGETING MORTGAGE FRAUDSTERS |
| June 9 | Vicksburg Man Pleads Guilty to Production and Possession of Child Pornography |
| June 4 | California Woman Sentenced to Seven Years in Federal Prison for Identity Theft in Mississippi |
| June 3 | New Orleans Man Pleads Guilty to Bank Fraud in Mississippi |
| June 2 | DENTAL TECHNICIAN PLEADS GUILTY TO 8 COUNTS OF SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF CHILDREN INVOLVING THE INTERNET |
MAY 2010 |
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| May 27 | Ocean Springs Woman Pleads Guilty to Embezzlement |
| May 25 | MOSS POINT COUPLE CONVICTED OF $18 MILLION HEALTH CARE FRAUD SCHEME |
| May 17 | Clinton Man Sentenced to 25 Months in Prison for Possession of Child Pornography |
| May 13 | FORMER BRANCH MANAGER FOR REGIONS BANK SENTENCED FOR FEDERAL BANK FRAUD |
| May 12 | Former Mortgage Loan Broker Sentenced in $1 Million Mortgage Fraud Scheme |
APRIL 2010 |
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| April 27 | PEARL RIVER COUNTY WOMAN PLEADS GUILTY TO PREPARING FALSE TAX RETURN |
| April 27 | TEXAS MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO KATRINA FRAUD |
| April 26 | FORMER COPIAH BANK EMPLOYEE PLEADS GUILTY TO FEDERAL BANK FRAUD |
| April 26 | OCEAN SPRINGS MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO FEDERAL BANK FRAUD |
| April 23 | Mississippi Woman Pleads Guilty to Embezzlement from a Tribal Organization |
| April 22 | THREE INDIVIDUALS SENTENCED IN MORTGAGE FRAUD CONSPIRACY |
| April 8 | PREVIOUS AGGRAVATED FELON ILLEGAL ALIEN SENTENCED |
| April 8 | ATLANTA WOMAN SENTENCED TO 21 MONTHS FOR STEALING MONEY FROM FEMA |
| April 5 | TEXAS WOMAN PLEADS GUILTY TO KATRINA FRAUD |
March 2010 |
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| March 26 | Former FCC Yazoo City Correctional Officer Pleads Guilty to Workman’s Compensation Fraud |
| March 26 | GAUTIER WOMAN SENTENCED FOR KATRINA FRAUD |
| March 23 | Three Found Guilty of Mortgage Loan Fraud Scheme |
| March 8 | FORMER NASA OFFICIAL PLEADS GUILTY TO VIOLATING CONFLICT OF INTEREST LAW IN SCHEME TO ENRICH HIMSELF AND OTHERS |
| March 5 | JACKSON WOMAN CHARGED WITH PREPARING FALSE FEDERAL TAX RETURNS |
| March 4 | Pearl Woman Pleads Guilty to Bank Fraud |
| March 3 | PEARL RIVER COUNTY WOMAN CHARGED WITH PREPARING FALSE FEDERAL TAX RETURN |
| March 3 | GULFPORT WOMAN ARRAIGNED ON KATRINA FRAUD |
February 2010 |
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| February 26 | LOUISVILLE MAN SENTENCED FOR KATRINA FRAUD |
| February 24 | Kiln Resident Sentenced for Child Pornography |
| February 19 | PASCAGOULA WOMAN PLEADS GUILTY TO KATRINA FRAUD AND FALSELY USING ANOTHER PERSON’S SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER |
| February 18 | FORMER COPIAH BANK EMPLOYEE INDICTED ON FEDERAL BANK FRAUD CHARGE |
| February 1 | FORMER LITTLE LEAGUE COACH GETS 15 YEARS |
January 2010 |
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| January 29 | THREE SENTENCED IN $14.5 MILLION MORTGAGE FRAUD SCHEME |
| January 26 | FORMER BRANCH MANAGER OF TRUSTMARK NATIONAL BANK SENTENCED TO BANK FRAUD AND EMBEZZLEMENT |
| January 11 | Former NASA Chief of Staff Charged in Scheme to Commit Conspiracy, Major Fraud and Obstruction in a $600,000 NASA Contract to Mississippi State University |
| January 7 | LOUISIANA WOMAN ARRAIGNED ON KATRINA FRAUD |
| January 6 | ATLANTA WOMAN PLEADS GUILTY TO STEALING MONEY FROM FEMA |
December 2009 |
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| December 18 | MADISON COUNTY HUSBAND AND WIFE SENTENCED IN MORTGAGE/BANKRUPTCY FRAUD SCHEME |
| December 9 | HOWARD INDUSTRIES HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGER PLEADS GUILTY TO EMPLOYMENT-RELATED IMMIGRATION CONSPIRACY |
| December 3 | LOUISVILLE MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO KATRINA FRAUD |
November 2009 |
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| November 30 | FORMER RANKIN COUNTY BUSINESSMAN SENTENCED FOR FAILING TO FILE FEDERAL INCOME TAX RETURNS AND CRIMINAL CONTEMPT |
| November 20 | OWNER, MANAGERS AND CORPORATIONS AFFILIATED WITH LOCAL RESTAURANT SENTENCED ON FEDERAL CRIMINAL IMMIGRATION CHARGES |
| November 18 | LEAKSVILLE INMATE ARRAIGNED ON KATRINA FRAUD |
| November 6 | FORMER BANKRUPTCY DEBTOR SENTENCED FOR FAILURE TO DISCLOSE LAWSUIT ON BANKRUPTCY SCHEDULES |
October 2009 |
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| October 27 | Former State Director of USDA Rural Development Pleads Guilty |
| October 22 | GREENE COUNTY SUPERVISORS CHARGED IN PUBLIC CORRUPTION CASES INVOLVING HURRICANE KATRINA FRAUD |
| October 22 | Donald R. Burkhalter Appointed Interim United States Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi |
| October 15 | U.S. ATTORNEY STAN HARRIS ANNOUNCES HIS IMPENDING MOBILIZATION TO ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY SERVICE AND DEPLOYMENT TO IRAQ |
| October 15 | MORTON MAN SENTENCED FOR IDENTITY THEFT AND RELATED KATRINA FRAUD |
| October 14 | BILOXI WOMAN PLEADS GUILTY TO KATRINA HOUSING ASSISTANCE FRAUD |
| October 9 | BILOXI WOMAN PLEADS GUILTY TO KATRINA FRAUD |
September 2009 |
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| September 25 | FORMER GULFPORT MAYOR PLEADS GUILTY AND IS SENTENCED FOR KATRINA FRAUD |
| September 16 | HOWARD INDUSTRIES HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGER CHARGED IN NEW INDICTMENT WITH CONSPIRACY, AGGRAVATED IDENTITY THEFT, AND EMPLOYEE VERIFICATION FRAUD |
| September 15 | FORMER MADISON COUNTY HOME BUILDER CHARGED IN MORTGAGE FRAUD SCHEME |
| September 11 | FORMER MADISON COUNTY REAL ESTATE INVESTOR CHARGED IN MORTGAGE FRAUD SCHEME |
| September 4 | WEST POINT, MS WOMAN RECEIVES ONE YEAR IN PRISON FOR KATRINA FRAUD |
August 2009 |
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| August 28 | PASCAGOULA MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO KATRINA GRANT FRAUD |
| August 21 | COUPLE PLEADS GUILTY TO MAIL FRAUD, BANKRUPTCY FRAUD AND FALSIFYING DOCUMENTS IN BANKRUPTCY CASES |
| August 21 | RANKIN COUNTY BUSINESSMAN CONVICTED FOR FAILING TO FILE FEDERAL INCOME TAX RETURNS |
| August 4 | DEFENDANT PLEADS GUILTY TO IDENTITY THEFT AND RELATED KATRINA FRAUD |
| August 4 | TWO JACKSON WOMEN PLEAD GUILTY TO IDENTITY THEFT AND BANK FRAUD CHARGES |
July 2009 |
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| July 30 | KENNER, LOUISIANA COUPLE FOUND GUILTY OF KATRINA FRAUD |
| July 24 | JAMES WYNN THREATT SENTENCED TO OVER 20 YEARS IMPRISONMENT IN FRAUD CASES |
| July 23 | TEXAS MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO AGGRAVATED IDENTITY THEFT |
| July 23 | SECOND MEMBER OF IDENTITY THEFT RING PLEADS GUILTY |
| July 21 | Two Sentenced for Conspiracy to Commit Murder-for-Hire |
| July 20 | Former Real Estate Loan Closing Agents Are Charged With $9 Million Mortgage Loan Fraud |
June 2009 |
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| June 23 | DEFENDANTS IN CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI CHARGED IN MULTI -POUND METHAMPHETAMINE CONSPIRACY |
| June 22 | FORMER JACKSON POLICE OFFICER SENTENCED FOR BANK FRAUD AND PERJURY IN A BANKRUPTCY CASE |
| June 11 | MORTGAGE FRAUD CONVICTIONS UPHELD ON APPEAL |
| June 9 | BILOXI MAN SENTENCED TO 18 MONTHS IN PRISON FOR KATRINA FRAUD |
| June 9 | GULFPORT WOMAN, GUILTY OF KATRINA FRAUD, ORDERED TO REPAY OVER $20,000.00 TO FEMA AND RED CROSS |
| June 5 | FORMER MORTGAGE BROKER PLEADS GUILTY IN $1.6 MILLION MORTGAGE FRAUD SCHEME |
| June 5 | BROOKHAVEN PSYCHOLOGIST, TWO ACCOMPLICES CONVICTED OF HEALTH CARE FRAUD |
MAY 2009 |
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| May 15 | BILOXI IMPORTER SENTENCED TO JAIL FOR CUSTOMS FRAUD |
| May 15 | LUMBERTON POLICE CHIEF CONVICTED OF KATRINA FRAUD |
| May 8 | FORMER STRIP CLUB OWNER RESENTENCED FOR FILING FALSE FEDERAL INCOME TAX RETURN |
| May 7 | HOWARD INDUSTRIES HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGER CHARGED WITH CONSPIRACY AND EMPLOYEE VERIFICATION FRAUD |
APRIL 2009 |
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| April 20 | MOTHER AND SON SENTENCED IN THEFT OF GOVERNMENT FUEL CARDS |
| April 17 | FORMER BANKRUPTCY DEBTOR CONVICTED FOR FAILURE TO DISCLOSE LAWSUIT ON BANKRUPTCY SCHEDULES |
| April 17 | CRAIG FORNETT SENTENCED FOR DEFRAUDING THE GOVERNMENT REGARDING SECTION 8 HOUSING ASSISTANCE |
| April 14 | FORMER OWNER OF METRO MITSUBISHI AND METRO HYUNDAI CHARGED WITH FRAUD |
| April 14 | MISSISSIPPI MAN SENTENCED FOR KATRINA FRAUD |
MARCH 2009 |
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| March 5 | LEXINGTON PHYSICIAN SENTENCED FOR FILING FALSE FEDERAL INCOME TAX RETURNS |
| March 3 | OWNER AND MANAGERS OF STIX RESTAURANT APPEAR IN COURT ON FEDERAL CRIMINAL IMMIGRATION CHARGES |
FEBRUARY 2009 |
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| February 25 | DEFENDANT GUILTY OF ALIEN SMUGGLING |
| February 20 | ARKANSAS WOMAN PLEADS GUILTY TO KATRINA FRAUD |
| February 18 | MISSISSIPPI MAN SENTENCED AFTER PLEADING GUILTY TO KATRINA FRAUD |
| February 9 | MISSISSIPPI WOMAN SENTENCED FOR KATRINA FRAUD |
| February 9 | MISSISSIPPI MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO KATRINA FRAUD |
| February 5 | GULFPORT MAN SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR KATRINA FRAUD |
| February 5 | MOTHER AND SON PLEAD GUILTY TO CONSPIRACY TO STEALING GOVERNMENT FUNDS BY ILLEGALLY USING GOVERNMENT FUEL CARDS |
| February 4 | FORMER HATTIESBURG MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO KATRINA FRAUD |
JANUARY 2009 |
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| January 30 | TWO INDIVIDUALS CONVICTED OF HEALTH CARE FRAUD |
| January 29 | UNITED STATES ATTORNEY DUNN LAMPTON ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT |
| January 29 | DEFENDANT GUILTY OF FORGING FALSE RESIDENT ALIEN CARDS |
| January 28 | OCEAN SPRINGS WOMAN SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR KATRINA FRAUD |
| January 28 | FORMER PASS CHRISTIAN WOMAN SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR KATRINA FRAUD |
| January 28 | GULFPORT MAYOR AND WIFE ARRESTED FOR KATRINA FRAUD |
| January 16 | WISCONSIN MAN ARRESTED FOR THREATENING TO ASSASSINATE PRESIDENT-ELECT OBAMA |
| January 9 | MISSISSIPPI BUSINESSMAN SENTENCED FOR WILLFULLY FAILING TO FILE TAX RETURNS |
| January 9 | COAST FISHERMAN SENTENCED FOR DISASTER FISHERIES PROGRAM FRAUD |
| January 7 | PASS CHRISTIAN MAN SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR KATRINA FRAUD |
DECEMBER 2008 |
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| December 16 | FORMER DIRECTOR OF U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS’ INSTITUTE SENTENCED ON FEDERAL EMBEZZLEMENT CHARGE |
| December 4 | GAUTIER RESIDENTS PLEAD TO DISASTER FISHERIES PROGRAM FRAUD |
| December 3 | NINE DEFENDANTS PLEAD GUILTY TO FEDERAL IDENTITY FRAUD CHARGES INVOLVING EMPLOYMENT AT HOWARD INDUSTRIES |
NOVEMBER 2008 |
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| November 26 | GULFPORT MAN ARRAIGNED ON KATRINA FRAUD CHARGES |
| November 26 | LONG BEACH MAN ARRAIGNED ON KATRINA FRAUD CHARGES |
| November 24 | LUMBERTON POLICE CHIEF ARRESTED FOR KATRINA FRAUD |
| Novmeber 19 | PICAYUNE MAN GOES TO PRISON FOR KATRINA FRAUD |
| November 19 | Former Mortgage Loan Broker Pleads Guilty in $1 Million Mortgage Fraud Scheme |
| November 10 | GREEN COUNTY SUPERVISOR CHARGED WITH BRIBERY AND PERJURY |
| November 12 | JACKSON ATTORNEY SENTENCED TO 32 MONTHS IN PRISON FOR BANKRUPTCY FRAUD, WIRE FRAUD AND MONEY LAUNDERING |
| November 12 | GEORGE COUNTY BUSINESSMAN CHARGED WITH BRIBERY AND CURRENCY REPORTING VIOLATIONS |
| November 5 | MISSISSIPPI MAN SENTENCED AFTER PLEADING GUILTY TO KATRINA FRAUD |
| November 5 | MISSISSIPPI WOMAN SENTENCED AFTER PLEADING GUILTY TO KATRINA FRAUD |
OCTOBER 2008 |
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| October 31 | U.S. ATTORNEY GENERAL RECOGNIZES TWO CASES FROM THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF MISSISIPPI IN NATIONAL AWARDS DAY CEREMONY |
| October 30 | REPORTING ELECTION DAY VIOLATIONS ---- NOV 4 |
| October 23 | JURY RETURNS GUILTY VERDICT ON ELEVEN COUNTS OF KATRINA FRAUD |
| October 22 | Ocean Springs Man Pleads Guilty to Possession of Controlled Substances |
| October 17 | LOCAL ATTORNEY AND LOCAL BUSINESSMAN PLEAD GUILTY IN UNRELATED FRAUDULENT BANK LOAN SCHEMES |
| October 17 | LEXINGTON PHYSICIAN FOUND GUILTY OF FILING FALSE TAX RETURNS |
| October 8 | BILOXI MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO LYING TO FEDERAL MARSHALS |
| October 7 | FORMER DIRECTOR OF U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS’ INSTITUTE PLEADS GUILTY TO FEDERAL EMBEZZLEMENT CHARGE |
| October 7 | FORMER FEDERAL CORRECTIONAL OFFICER PLEADS GUILTYTO BRIBERY CHARGE |
SEPTEMBER 2008 |
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| September 30 | MISSISSIPPI MAN SENTENCED TO SIXTEEN MONTHS FOR KATRINA FRAUD |
| September 19 | BAY ST. LOUIS WOMAN GETS PRISON TERM FOR KATRINA FRAUD |
| September 17 | TWO JACKSON MEN ARRAIGNED IN FEDERAL COURT TODAY ON ROBBERY, CARJACKING AND FIREARMS CHARGES |
AUGUST 2008 |
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| August 15 | Former Mortgage Loan Broker Charged in $1 Million Mortgage Fraud Scheme |
| August 5 | FIVE INDIVIDUALS ARRESTED FOR KATRINA FRAUD |
| August 5 | Former Mortgage Loan Broker Charged with Multiple Counts of Fraud, Money Laundering and Obstruction of Justice |
| August 5 | TWO MISSISSIPPIANS PLEAD GUILTY TO KATRINA FRAUD |
JULY 2008 |
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| July 29 | FORMER DIRECTOR OF U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS’ INSTITUTE INDICTED ON FEDERAL EMBEZZLEMENT CHARGES |
| July 11 | JACKSON MAN SENTENCED FOR BANK ROBBERY |
| July 10 | BILOXI MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO KATRINA FRAUD |
| July 8 | Aberdeen Woman Pleads Guilty to Katrina Fraud |
| July 7 | BILOXI COUPLE CHARGED WITH CUSTOMS AND WIRE FRAUD CONSPIRACY |
JUNE 2008 |
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| June 27 | FORMER FINANCE COMPANY PRESIDENT SENTENCED IN BANK FRAUD SCHEME |
| June 26 | TWO DEFENDANTS SENTENCED IN "OPERATION STONE DUCK" FOR METHAMPHETAMINE SALE AND ILLEGAL DEER HUNTING |
| June 24 | COAST FISHERMAN PLEADS TO DISASTER FISHERIES PROGRAM FRAUD |
| June 16 | JACKSON MAN SENTENCED FOR ESCAPE |
| June 16 | GULFPORT MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO KATRINA FRAUD |
| June 13 | JONES COUNTY WOMAN SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR KATRINA FRAUD |
| June 11 | FELON IN POSSESSION OF A FIREARM SENTENCED TO 9 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON |
| June 6 | LOUISIANA RESIDENT SENTENCED FOR CLINTON BANK ROBBERY |
| June 4 | ARREST MADE IN ILLEGAL KILLING OF A BLACK BEAR IN MISSISSIPPI |
| June 2 | SOUTH CAROLINA MAN SENTENCED FOR TRANSPORTING ILLEGAL ALIENS BY AIRPLANE |
MAY 2008 |
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| May 27 | Father and Daughter Charged With Mortgage Loan Fraud |
| May 27 | GULFPORT WOMAN SENTENCED FOR KATRINA FRAUD |
| May 21 | 4 ARRESTED IN INVESTIGATION |
| May 19 | CALIFORNIA COUPLE PLEADS GUILTY TO KATRINA FRAUD |
| May 16 | SIX DEFENDANTS IN CENTRAL, MS AND TWO DEFENDANTS IN LOS ANGELES, CA, CHARGED IN A MULTI KILOGRAM COCAINE DISTRIBUTION CONSPIRACY |
| May 9 | THREE SENTENCED FOR EMBEZZLEMENT |
| May 9 | MISSISSIPPI MAN SENTENCED FOR STEALING MAIL |
April 2008 |
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| April 24 | FOURTEEN INMATES INDICTED FOR HURRICANE KATRINA FRAUD |
| April 22 | JACKSON RESIDENT SENTENCED FOR TAX FRAUD |
| April 11 | JACKSON MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO CLINTON BANK ROBBERY |
| April 9 | FORMER JACKSON MORTGAGE BROKERS SENTENCED IN SEPARATE MORTGAGE FRAUD SCHEMES |
