Friday, October 6, 2017

Former Pearl clerk accused of stealing $196,724.

State Auditor Stacey Pickering issued the following press release.

State Auditor Issues over $250,000 in Demands and Makes Arrests

JACKSON, Miss. – Agents from the Office of the State Auditor (OSA) recently arrested Sherry Brewer, former Bookkeeper for Harrison Central High School. She was issued a demand of $14,698.36, which includes interest and investigative costs. A Harrison County Grand Jury indicted Brewer for embezzlement and alteration of records after evidence showed Brewer was pocketing money from students and teachers and altering the receipts.

Kathy Dennis, former City of Pearl Court Clerk, was recently arrested and issued a demand of $238,345.19, including interest and investigative costs. A Rankin County Grand Jury indicted Dennis for embezzlement. Evidence shows she was pocketing court fines payed to the City of Pearl.

“My office will continue to aggressively fight public corruption for the taxpayers of Mississippi,” said State Auditor Stacey Pickering.

12 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hopefully her pension is revoked.

Anonymous said...

Her pension, if due, will not be revoked. Nor will the rebate on her land line which is due from South Central Bell.

Anonymous said...

Paid*

Anonymous said...

Why did it take so long to spot the embezzlement? The woman stole almost a quarter million dollars before anyone noticed!

Anonymous said...

...which is due from South Central Bell.

Blast from the past.

Buckle Up and Trickle Down said...

Something doesn't add up in that letter from Pickering. The numerical amount is vastly different than the written amount in parenthesis. Regardless, I'm not surprised. As a Brandon resident, I've only few reasons to venture into Pearl, er, Perlin, and everytime I venture there, I tread cautiously as yes, I am a criminal in the eyes of the Pearl Criminal Justice system. I've been serving my 3 years "probation" that came with.....getting caught leaving a convenience store without first fastening my seat belt. Mississippi law codifies my heinous crime as a $25 fine. But the City of Perlin demanded I pay them $75, of which I did. Wouldn't surprise me to learn they reported my crime to my driving record as well, again, counter to State law. So where'd the extra $50 go? Was there an incentive to be watched like a hawk from the jack boot wearing men in the dodge chargers? I hope this woman gets offered a plea bargaing deal and rolls on some others. Nearly a quarter million dollars is way to much money to remodel the kitchen in a mobile home.

Anonymous said...

Well ole Purl is in for some serious changes. Hopefully they can get the exodus to stop at the Police department. New admin has had to make drastic but necessary decisions..

Anonymous said...

10:58. InPearl that's payed. They have their own dialect that's hard for Jacksonians to understand.

Anonymous said...

The written amount is $5607.18. Only $232,738.01 short of the owed amount. That's a whole lot of no insurance ticket fines that were paid in cash and then, as they had full authority to do, remanded to the files. Person paying fine speaks no English. Who will ever know? Looks like no one until a quarter million dollars later.

Anonymous said...

according to the demand and the indictment she was swiping about 13,000$ per month. someone was asleep at the switch. how can city government NOT notice that?

Anonymous said...

400..thats easy, the former mayor was too busy playing police...not to mention his ride along partner was crooked too

Anonymous said...

What ever happened in this case?



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