Delta housing director put on administrative leave
GREENVILLE — The South Delta Regional Housing Authority’s Board of Commissioners has voted to place executive director A.J. Jefferson on administrative leave. The board made the decision after federal...
View ArticleHousing director’s trial to get underway next month
GREENVILLE — A Sept. 26 trial date has been set for the director of the South Delta Regional Housing Authority and a contractor in a federal criminal case, according to The Delta Democrat-Times. •••...
View ArticleMayor pleads guilty to witness tampering; Pickering issues demand
WALNUT GROVE — A Mississippi mayor who also worked as a jail warden pleaded guilty yesterday to witness tampering and resigned from office after facing charges that he took a female inmate to a hotel...
View ArticleTrial set for ex-Rose Cancer Center doctor, billing agent
SUMMIT — An October 29 trial date has been set for a cancer doctor and a billing agent charged with health care fraud that includes allegations of using diluted chemotherapy drugs and old needles. Dr....
View ArticleEx-Delta housing director gets 32 months, to pay restitution
GREENVILLE — A federal judge has sentenced the former executive director of the South Delta Regional Housing Authority to 32 months in prison. The Delta Democrat Times reports Senior Judge Glen H....
View ArticleEx-Delta housing director Jefferson asks for bond
GREENVILLE — The former executive director of the South Delta Regional Housing Authority wants a judge let her remain free on bond pending the appeal of her prison sentence. U.S. District Court Judge...
View ArticleEx-housing director Jefferson denied bond; reports to prison
GREENVILLE — The former executive director of the South Delta Regional Housing Authority has reported to a federal prison in Illinois to begin a 32-month prison sentence for embezzlement. The Delta...
View ArticleEx-judge accused of attempting to influence witness
JACKSON — A former Mississippi judge has been accused of witness tampering in documents filed in U.S. District Court in Jackson. The federal information filed in June alleges former Chancery Judge Joe...
View ArticleEx-judge pleads guilty to witness tampering; faces 20 years in prison
MONTICELLO — A former Mississippi Chancery Court judge pleaded guilty yesterday to a federal charge of obstruction of justice. Joe Dale Walker, 61, of Monticello, pleaded in connection to witness...
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