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Federal Tipoffs Involving Mississippi Newsletter for Wednesday June 19, 2024 ( 2 items )  

Miss. U.S. Attorney: Postal Employee Ordered to Pay Restitution for COVID Payroll Protection Loan Fraud
OXFORD, Mississippi, June 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Mississippi issued the following news release: A Southaven woman was ordered to pay more than $80,000 in restitution following her conviction for making a false application for and receiving COVID-19 Payroll Protection loans. According to court records, LaSonja Jones, 42, previously pled guilty to applying for PPP COVID-19 loans with false information about eligibility of two personal businesses she ow  more

Miss. U.S. Attorney: Starkville Man Sentenced to Prison for Drug Trafficking
OXFORD, Mississippi, June 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Mississippi issued the following news release on June 18, 2024: A Starkville man was sentenced today to over seven years in federal prison for drug trafficking. According to court documents, Lashadus Harris, 33, previously pled guilty to distribution of methamphetamine, a Schedule II controlled substance. Senior U.S. District Court Judge Glen H. Davidson sentenced Harris to 87 months in prison followin  more