AG: Mississippi near deal in suit over beef plant
JACKSON, Miss. – Mississippi could soon settle its 2007 lawsuit against the firms that built the financially disastrous beef plant in the Yalobusha County town of Oakland. Jan Schaefer, a spokeswoman for Attorney General Jim Hood, said the state and Georgia’s Facility Group, which was hired to oversee construction of the plant, have reached agreement [...]
Commercial Appeal: Southaven mayor’s campaign fund paid for $30K car, counseling, credit card
SOUTHAVEN, Miss. — Southaven Mayor Greg Davis used campaign money for a $30,000 car, treatment at an Arizona stress clinic and $75,000 in personal credit card payments. The spending, legal in Mississippi, showed up in campaign finance reports, The Commercial Appeal said (http://bit.ly/GPkrts). Nothing in Mississippi law forbids personal use of campaign money — a [...]
Hood files suit, Pickering issues demand against supervisor
JACKSON — Attorney General Jim Hood has filed suit against Hinds County Supervisor Robert Graham, demanding he repay money state auditors say he earned double-dipping while on the clock at his former city job. Auditor Stacey Pickering’s office contends Graham, between 2004 and 2007 as a Jackson police spokesman and 911 dispatch supervisor, earned almost [...]
Auditor Files Suit Against Hinds County Supervisor Robert Graham
(Jackson, Miss.) State Auditor Stacey Pickering filed a civil lawsuit and has served Robert Graham, a member of the Hinds County Board of Supervisors and former City of Jackson employee, with the necessary paperwork. The State Auditor’s Office issued a demand against Graham on May 26, 2011 for wages he received from the City of [...]
Auditor looks at Southaven Mayor Greg Davis’ utility fund stipend
The Mississippi Auditor’s Office is investigating the $35,000 utility fund stipend that Southaven Mayor Greg Davis until recently received as part of his salary, and auditors also plan to ask aldermen for a second review of charges by Davis on his city-issued credit card. “We are checking to see if he has to repay that [...]
