A Mississippi woman has pleaded guilty to a fraud charge involving $17,000 in oil-spill recovery money. The Sun Herald reports Kim Marie Isabell is free on bond pending sentencing Jan. 28. She faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in …
A Bay St. Loui, Miss., woman has pleaded not guilty to a charge of make a false statement for a homeowners-assistance grant to elevate her home. A federal indictment returned Oct. 16 alleges Rhonda Lynn Verduzco falsely represented an elevation …
A Southaven, Mississippi woman has been arrested for fraud and charged as a habitual offender. Authorities accuse her of faking a fall at the Ramada Inn in Horn Lake to collect insurance money. The Mississippi attorney general’s office said 36-year-old …
A Lamar County, Miss., woman returning to her home recently found a sport utility vehicle parked at her house with an identification card on the front seat. She took notes. And when a man exited the home and drove away …
A 29-year-old Gulfport, Miss., woman has accepted a plea agreement for her role in a family scheme to get oil spill recovery money with fraudulent claims of lost wages. The Sun Herald reports Sonya Renee Williams pleaded guilty in federal …
A former Picayune, Miss., woman has been ordered to serve nine months in prison and to repay $20,666.18 for double-dipping on disaster housing assistance after Hurricane Katrina. The Sun Herald reports Stephanie Ordogne was sentenced Wednesday on a guilty plea …