Mississippi State Auditor Shad White praised the sentencing of two former superintendents and a school teacher who prosecutors say embezzled nearly $400,000 from the state Department of Education, White said in a statement.
“Thank you to the investigators on my team that helped uncover the facts on this case and to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for prosecuting this case,” White said. “We will continue to work as hard as we can to hold anyone who steals taxpayer funds accountable.”
White said the arrests and sentencings were carried out as part of the Trump administration’s Task Force to Eliminate Fraud. According to White’s statement, the task force, chaired by Vice President J.D. Vance, works with federal, state and local partners to identify and stop fraud involving taxpayer funds.
White’s office said the original press release is available on the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Mississippi website, and that a link to the release was posted in the comments of the statement announcing the sentencing.
Jon Ross Myers is the executive editor and publisher of the Mississippi News Network, Mississippi's largest digital only media company. He can be reached at editor@tippahnews.com
