Almost a month has passed since Justin McNeal was fatally shot on Interstate 220 while driving home from Ridgeland after a job interview to be a certified nursing assistant.
McNeal was only 24 when he died March 28. He was the type of person to give you the shirt off his back, girlfriend Mercedez Ramsey said Sunday.
Now, his friends and family wear shirts emblazoned with his name. His smile. His memory. Justice for Justin, his father, Jermaine McNeal s, T-shirt reads. Until we meet again, runs across the back of Ramsey s.
They were among those gathered Sunday afternoon in front of the Mississippi State Capitol stairs for a Stop the Violence march organized by Ward 3 Councilman Kenneth Stokes to address surging gun violence in Jackson.
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Brett DiBiase
DiBiase and five other people were arrested in February after an audit found millions of dollars in federal welfare money had been misappropriated from the Mississippi Department of Human Services.
Posted: Dec 17, 2020 3:27 PM
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JACKSON, Miss. (AP) A former wrestler has pleaded guilty to a felony charge stemming from an embezzlement scheme that officials say stole millions of dollars intended to help needy Mississippi residents.
According to the Clarion Ledger, Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens said Thursday that Brett DiBiase pleaded guilty to one count of making fraudulent statements for the purpose of defrauding the government.
Brett DiBiase pleads guilty in human services embezzlement scheme Keisha Rowe, Mississippi Clarion Ledger
Brett DiBiase, a former deputy administrator for the Mississippi Department of Human Services, has pleaded guilty to a felony charge tied to the biggest embezzlement scheme in state history, officials said.
DiBiase pleaded guilty to one count of making fraudulent statements for the purpose of defrauding the government, Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens announced Thursday.
State Auditor Shad White said the plea is an important step toward justice for taxpayers and other people affected across the state.
Today Brett Dibiase, one of the people we arrested in the DHS embezzlement case, pleaded guilty.