Fayette NewsLocal news for Fayette, MS continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Convicted circuit clerk leaves office; prison awaits- October 20, 2007 FAYETTE, Miss. - Jefferson County Circuit Clerk Burnell Harris, who was sentenced to six years in federal prison for embezzlement, left office Friday. via Hattiesburg Americanhttp://www.topix.net/city/fayette-ms/2007/10/convicted-circuit-clerk-leaves-office-prison-... Burnell Harris Sentenced For Embezzlement- October 18, 2007 "He realized he made a mistake and he's very remorseful for what he had done, what had happened and we can't change what happened." Jefferson county circuit clerk Burnell Harris was sentenced to prison after being found guilty of embezzlement, tax evasion and money laundering. via WLBT-TV Jacksonhttp://www.topix.net/city/fayette-ms/2007/10/burnell-harris-sentenced-for-embezzlement?fro... Arledge receives 78 months in prison- October 12, 2007 "I have always tried to live my life as an honorable man." The lone lawyer convicted in a federal investigation of false diet drug settlement claims in Mississippi is going to prison for more than six years. via The Clarion-Ledgerhttp://www.topix.net/city/fayette-ms/2007/10/arledge-receives-78-months-in-prison?fromrss=... |