Former Bay Springs City administrator sentenced to prison for federal crimes related to embezzlement of city funds
Hattiesburg, MS — Randy James, the former City Clerk of Bay Springs in Jasper County, was sentenced today before U.S. District Judge Taylor McNeel, for the federal crimes of money laundering and making false statements on a federal tax return, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca, Special Agent-in-Charge James E. Dorsey of the Internal Revenue Service – Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI), Atlanta Field Office, and Mississippi State Auditor Shad White. James pleaded guilty and was convicted on October 7, 2020, by Senior U.S. District Judge Keith Starrett. James was sentenced to ...