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ABERDEEN, Miss. (AP) A Mississippi mayor is being removed from office after pleading guilty to embezzlement by a public official.
News outlets report Aberdeen Mayor Maurice Howard entered the plea Monday in Monroe County Circuit Court. Howard had been set to go on trial this week.
Circuit Judge John White ordered Howard’s removal from office. White also gave Howard a 10-year suspended sentence, which means Howard will not go to prison.
Howard was indicted on embezzlement charges in October 2019. State Auditor Shad White said at the time that Howard was accused of taking city funds meant to pay for travel expenses for city business. White said Howard was paid in advance for attending meetings or conferences but then didn’t go.
Aberdeen Mayor Maurice Howard guilty of embezzlement
Now-former Aberdeen Mayor Maurice Howard on Feb. 1, 2021.
Updated - Aberdeen Mayor Maurice Howard pleaded guilty on Monday to embezzlement.
Posted: Feb 1, 2021 10:34 AM
Updated: Feb 1, 2021 4:23 PM
Posted By: Zac Carlisle
As a result, he will be removed from office
A grand jury indicted the mayor on five counts of embezzlement in October 2019.
Court documents pointed to five separate trips, ranging from April 2017 to September 2017, to events and conferences in Jackson, Michigan, Atlanta and Alabama.
He was accused of converting the trip money he received from the City of Aberdeen to his own use and not returning the money to the city.