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Federal Tipoffs Involving Mississippi Newsletter for Friday October 11, 2024 ( 2 items )  

Miss. U.S. Attorney: Simpson County Sheriff's Deputy Indicted for Using Excessive Force Against a Handcuffed Arrestee
JACKSON, Mississippi, Oct. 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi issued the following news release: A Simpson County Sheriff's Deputy appeared for an arraignment today following an Indictment filed in Jackson on criminal charges related to his use of excessive force against an arrestee. According to court documents, Adrian Durr, 43, of Magee, used excessive force against an arrestee in the custody of the Simpson County Sheriff's Office. The Indictment a  more

U.S. Department of the Treasury Highlights $4.8 Million Award to Help Mississippi Small Businesses Grow and Hire
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following news release: Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) highlighted the Mississippi Development Authority (MDA)'s $4.8 million award to support small business growth. This award is one of 14 recently announced through the Biden-Harris Administration's State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI) Investing in America Small Business Opportunity Program (SBOP). Mississippi's initiative will be supported b  more