MDHS recovers over $1K in Lowndes County EBT fraud case By WLBT Digital | December 23, 2020 at 2:23 PM CST - Updated December 23 at 2:23 PM
LOWNDES CO., Miss. (WLBT) – A Lowndes County grand jury convicted a woman of food stamp fraud after she stole from those in a drug rehab facility.
Investigators said Deidra Norris, a former clerical support employee, stole and activated SNAP EBT cards. She also confessed to buying and selling the cards.
Norris was immediately fired from the agency.
The Mississippi Department of Human Services led an investigation and turned it over to the Lowndes County District Attorney’s Office for prosecution.
Christmas came early for terminally-ill mother of five Christmas is already here for a local mother of five who reached out on social media for help to make the holidays brighter for her children. (Source: WLBT) By Sharie Nicole | December 22, 2020 at 3:58 PM CST - Updated December 22 at 4:49 PM
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Christmas is already here for a local mother of five who reached out on social media for help to make the holidays brighter for her children.
Sharon Allen of Jackson sent a direct message to an unlikely place: the Division of Aging and Adult Protection Services (DAAS) of the Mississippi Department of Human Services.
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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.
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WLBT-TV 3 in Jackson, Mississippi is reporting that former WWE developmental talent Brett DiBiase, and son of WWE Hall of Famer Ted DiBiase, plead guilty on Thursday to conspiring with several others to defraud the Mississippi Department of Human Services, in what is was called the largest public embezzlement scheme in Mississippi history.
DiBiase was He was originally arrested back in February. DiBiase was paid $48,000, acting as the business Restore2 LLC, using a series of fraudulent and false claims to receive payment.
He is also accused of helping cover up payments by falsifying documents, invoices, books, reports and ledgers. Investigators charged that former Mississippi Department of Human Services workers created invoices to pay DiBiase for teaching classes about drug abuse.
Ex-wrestler pleads guilty in Mississippi embezzlement scheme
December 17, 2020 GMT
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) A former wrestler has pleaded guilty to a felony charge stemming from an embezzlement scheme that officials say took millions of dollars away from needy Mississippi residents.
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, the Clarion Ledger reported.
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. DiBiase served as deputy administrator for the agency.