Featured Meridian nursing home manager arrested on seven count indictment
Attorney General Jim Hood announced that a former office manager at a Meridian nursing home now faces 70 years in prison for stealing money from...
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Featured West Point police officer indicted for embezzlement
by Alex Paton
A West Point police officer has been indicted for embezzling money from his own police department. Attorney General Jim Hood said that a Clay County...
Featured Attorney General holds ceremony for law enforcement & crime victims
Attorney General Jim Hood hosted the annual Crime Victims’ Rights Week awards ceremony for Mississippi crime victims and advocates. The ceremony focused on the ability...
Featured Columbus man gets 40 years for identity theft, meth charges
Last week, a Chickasaw County judge sentenced a man to four decades in prison. 38-year-old Kenneth Lamar Blakeney was sentenced to 40 years in prison...
Featured Lt. Governor and Attorney General trade jabs after session ends
Last week, the 2018 legislative session ended without a new funding formula for public education and no long-term plan to fix the state’s infrastructure. After...
Featured Attorney General Hood announces Facebook investigation
The fallout surrounding Facebook’s role in releasing personal information continues. Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood has announced that his office is investigating how the third-party...
Featured AG Hood opposes data breach notifications, warns congress of changes
Attorney General Jim Hood sent a letter to Congress Monday along with 31 other attorneys general voicing opposition to parts of a pending bill that...
Featured Hattiesburg man pleads guilty to stealing Hydrocodone from work
A former employee of a Pine Belt rehab facility is headed to prison after pleading guilty to stealing Hydrocodone from his workplace. 39-year old Jason...
Featured AG Hood asks Congress to block student loan oversight bill
by Alex Paton
Attorney General Jim Hood joined a bipartisan group of 30 attorneys general in sending a letter to Congress, urging them to reject legislation that would block states from...
Featured Registered sex offender convicted on child porn charges
A convicted sex offender has been sentenced on additional child porn charges, according to Attorney General Jim Hood. 27-year-old Christopher Morgan, of Bassfield, was sentenced...