U.S. barge backlog swells on parched Mississippi River
By Karl Plume CHICAGO (Reuters) – Commercial barge traffic on southern stretches of the Mississippi River was at a standstill on Tuesday as low water …
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Thirty-Year-Old Mississippi Man Charged with Attempted Coercion and Enticement of a Minor to Engage in Criminal Sexual Activity
NEW ORLEANS – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that COLBI TRENT DEFIORE, age 30, from Carriere, Mississippi, was charged today in a one-count bill …
Mississippi Tax Preparer Sentenced to Prison for Filing False Client Returns
Jackson, Miss. – A Mississippi man was sentenced today to 27 months in prison for preparing false tax returns for his clients. According to court …
Former Executive Director of Mississippi Department of Human Services Pleads Guilty for Conspiring to Defraud the State of Mississippi
Jackson, Miss. – A former Mississippi Department of Human Services (MDHS) official pleaded guilty today for conspiring to defraud the State of Mississippi of millions …
U.S. probing alleged fraud in Mississippi as ex-official pleads guilty
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The FBI along with two federal agencies are investigating alleged fraud in Mississippi, the U.S. Justice Department said on Thursday as the …
White House says it is ready to help on Mississippi water crisis
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) – The White House is ready to assist Mississippi once they receive an official request from the state after a …
Mississippi abortion clinic drops challenge to state’s ban after sale
By Nate Raymond (Reuters) – The Mississippi abortion clinic at the heart of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn its landmark 1973 Roe v. …
Mississippi Abortion Clinic Defeated By SCOTUS Must Officially Close
Mississippi Abortion Clinic Defeated By SCOTUS Must Officially Close Blake Mauro on July 7, 2022 Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the abortion clinic that was the …
Mississippi Pharmacist Returns $7.1 Million Unlawfully Taken From Medicare
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The federal government has received $7.1 million in forfeited funds that were unlawfully obtained from Medicare by a Mississippi man who …
‘Creating A Culture Of Life’: Mississippi Gov Vows To Ban Abortion
‘Creating A Culture Of Life’: Mississippi Gov Vows To Ban Abortion Samantha Renck on June 28, 2022 Republican Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves said he will …
Mississippi US Navy Veterans Mesothelioma Advocate Strongly Recommends the Team at the Law Firm of Danziger & De Llano for a Navy Veteran with Mesothelioma in Mississippi-Compensation Results Might Be Millions of Dollars
JACKSON, Miss., June 22, 2022 — The Mississippi US Navy Veterans Mesothelioma Advocate has recently endorsed, and they strongly recommend the remarkable legal team at …
More than 700 Arrested in Joint Law Enforcement Operation in North Mississippi
Oxford, MS – A month long joint federal, state and local law enforcement initiative organized in response to an increase in violent crime in the …
First Degree Murder Suspect Apprehended by U.S. Marshals in Mississippi
Memphis, TN – Demetrius Davison, 27, who was wanted by the Memphis Police Department for First Degree Murder, was arrested by the Gulf Coast Regional …
Mississippi violated U.S. Constitution with unsafe prison conditions, DOJ says
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON – A two-year federal probe into the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman Farm has found that unsafe state prison conditions – …
Mississippi Man Sentenced to Probation and Home Confinement for Aiming Laser Pointer at Aircraft
Memphis, TN- Convicted felon Eugene Conrad, 52, of Michigan City, Mississippi has been sentenced to three years of probation along with nine months of home …
Mississippi Man Sentenced to Probation and Home Confinement for Aiming Laser Pointer at Aircraft
Memphis, TN- Convicted felon Eugene Conrad, 52, of Michigan City, Mississippi has been sentenced to three years of probation along with nine months of home …
Mississippi Doctor Convicted of Hospice Fraud
Greenville, MS – A federal jury convicted a Cleveland, Mississippi doctor on Monday of Conspiracy to Commit Healthcare Fraud following a two week trial for …
Mississippi Man Sentenced for Violation of the Federal Gun Control Act
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced today that on Wednesday, March 23, 2022 TRAVIS LEON MOORE, age 39, was sentenced in …
Mississippi Man Pleads Guilty to Bank Fraud and Money Laundering Conspiracies
NEW ORLEANS – RYAN P. MULLEN, age 41, of Jayess, Mississippi, pleaded guilty on March 16, 2022 to one count of conspiracy to commit bank …
Mississippi Murder Suspect Apprehended by U.S. Marshals in Memphis
Memphis, TN – U.S. Marshal Tyreece Miller announces the capture of Jacoris Drummer. He is wanted out of Bolivar County, Mississippi, for Murder, Aggravated Assault …
Memphis Murder Suspect Arrested in Mississippi by U.S. Marshals Task Force
Memphis, TN – U.S. Marshal Tyreece Miller announces the arrest of Nicholas Anderson for First Degree Murder. On April 5, 2021 Javarie Mays, was found …
U.S. Marshals Arrest Memphis Juvenile Murder Suspect in North Mississippi
Memphis, TN – U.S. Marshal Tyreece Miller announces the capture of a Memphis juvenile murder suspect in North Mississippi. Earlier this evening, the U.S. Marshals …
New Orleans Police Department, and U.S. Marshals New Orleans Task Force Arrest Moss Point, Mississippi Murder Suspect at Hotel After Five Hour Standoff
New Orleans, LA – The New Orleans Police Department Violent Offender Warrant Squad (NOPD VOWS) and the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) New Orleans Task Force, …
Mississippi Double Felony Murder Suspect Apprehended by U.S. Marshals in Memphis
Memphis, TN – U.S. Marshal Tyreece Miller announces the capture of Quenten Cortez Taylor, on two counts of Felony Murder charges and three counts of …
Mississippi Couple Indicted In Sweepstakes Scam
HARRISBURG – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Troy Smith, age 27, and Michelle Greenwood, age 36, of …
Mississippi becomes 37th U.S. state to legalize medical marijuana
– Mississippi joined 36 other U.S. states in legalizing marijuana for medical use on Wednesday, as the governor signed legislation permitting cannabis for treatment of …
Police Officer Arrives To Scene Of Shooting, Finds Son’s Dead Body
A police officer in Mississippi responded to a shooting early Sunday to find the victim was her 20-year-old son, who had been shot dead. “We …
Former USC linebacker arrested for COVID-19 unemployment benefit fraud
LOS ANGELES – A college football player was taken into custody this morning on federal charges alleging he orchestrated a scheme that fraudulently sought hundreds …
Death row inmate draws map to his dead sister-in-law’s body before being executed
PONTOTOC, MS – Since late Summer, the District Attorney’s Office has been engaged in communication with the Mississippi Office of Capital Post-Conviction Counsel (CPCC) regarding …
Mississippi Man Sentenced to 28 Years in Federal Prison for 4 Business Robberies
Memphis, TN – Jacobly Whitehead, 27, of Greenwood, Mississippi, has been sentenced to 336 months in federal prison for Hobbs Act robbery and brandishing …
What The Media Ignores About The Abortion Law At Center Of Major Supreme Court Case, According To Mississippi Gov
National media coverage of the Mississippi abortion law at the center of a major Supreme Court Case has failed to note that the law would …
Tennessee Sex Offender Sentenced for Failing to Register in Mississippi
GREENVILLE, Miss. – A Tennessee man was sentenced on Thursday to 30 months in prison for failing to register as a sex offender in Mississippi. …
Former Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians Tribal Council Member Sentenced to Prison for Wire Fraud
Jackson, Miss. – A former member of the Tribal Council for the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians was sentenced to 12 months and one day …
Mississippi Meth Dealer Sentenced to Ten Years in Prison
MOBILE, AL – A Moss Point, Mississippi man was sentenced last week to ten years in prison for possessing with intent to distribute methamphetamine on …
Winn Dixie Kidnapping Call a Hoax, Police Say
D’Illberville, MS – On Wednesday, at approximately 3:50 P.M., the D’Iberville Police Department received a call of a possible kidnapping in the Winn Dixie parking …
Venezuelan man in ICE custody passes away in Mississippi hospital
NEW ORLEANS – A Venezuelan man in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Enforcement (ICE) passed away Oct. 1 at Merit Health River Oaks (MHRO), …
Barge Company Will Preserve 649 Acres of Habitat and Pay Over $2 Million for Injuries to Natural Resources Resulting from its Oil Spill in the Mississippi River near New Orleans
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Body Found Floating in Mississippi River was Indiana Homeless Man
On Friday, October 1st, 2021, at 9:43 A.M., Monroe County Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched to the area of Levee Rd. near Mitchie Rd. rural Monroe …
Mississippi Man Sentenced for Robbing Kentwood Bank
NEW ORLEANS, LA – United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that STEVEN WILLIAMS, age 35 of Jackson, Mississippi, was sentenced on September 28, 2021 …
Top 5 Girl Scout Cookies: Which Girl Scout cookie does your state like the most?
Spring is almost here and around America, which also means Girl Scout Cookies and cookie ordering is here too. Americans are passionate about their annual …
Former Bay City Clerk Gets 50 Months in Prison for Money Laundering
HATTIESBURG, MISSISSIPPI – Randy James, 56, the former City Clerk of Bay Springs in Jasper County, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Taylor McNeel, …
AP: Damage in Mississippi from apparent tornadoes
Residents in northeast Louisiana and central Mississippi cut up fallen pine trees and assessed damage Wednesday after apparent tornadoes hit the region. Officials in Mississippi …