Something stinks about Kay Ivey’s prison lease deal
Updated Feb 02, 2021;
Can y’all smell that $3 billion rat’s secrecy-soaked stench?
I don’t always agree with Alabama State Auditor Jim Zeigler’s rants and raves, but when he makes sense to me I’m happy to share. Zeigler calls for transparency and an independent management audit of the 30-year prison lease contract. Alabama taxpayers should all be on board with that.
“As it stands, the prison lease plan – one of the largest public expenditures in state history – will be pushed through with little opportunity for legislative or public scrutiny unless we halt it now.
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In this file photo from March 2020, Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves, left, listens as Bob Anderson, the new state Department of Human Services director, speaks about his appointment. Last week, Anderson asked lawmakers to boost the monthly benefit for a family receiving welfare benefits through the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program from $170 per month to $260 for a family of three.
By Anna Wolfe
Mississippi Today Feb 1, 2021
ABERDEEN â Outgoing Mayor Maurice Howard, 36, pleaded guilty to embezzlement by a public official Monday in Monroe County Circuit Court.
Judge John White sentenced his removal from office and 10 years in Mississippi Department of Corrections custody with the time being suspended. He will not serve any jail time. Howard was also ordered to repay court costs of $431.50, a bond fee of $200 and the victimâs bond fee of $10, in addition to restitution in the amount of $8,226 to Old Republic Surety Company of Milwaukee.
There is no minimum sentence on the charge, but the maximum is 20 years with a $5,000 fine.
The criminal charges were brought forth by the Mississippi State Auditorâs office. They stem from trips he was reimbursed for in 2017 with taxpayer funds that he never took.
Brett DiBiase pleads guilty in DHS embezzlement case
December 17, 2020
One of the defendants in what State Auditor Shad White has called the “largest public embezzlement case in state history” has pled guilty.
According to a tweet from the state auditor, Brett DiBiase, the former pro wrestler, pled guilty to charges related to the investigation that stemmed from the Mississippi Department of Human Services’ misuse of funds intended for the ‘Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)’ program.
Today Brett Dibiase, one of the people we arrested in the DHS embezzlement case, pleaded guilty.
He has pledged to continue cooperation with the prosecution.