School Superintendents Plead Guilty to Embezzlement
January 21, 2026
January 21, 2026
OXFORD, Mississippi, Jan. 21 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Mississippi issued the following news release on Jan. 20, 2026:
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School Superintendents Plead Guilty to Embezzlement
Multiple Defendants Plead Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Embezzlement
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Earl Joe Nelson of Biloxi, Mississippi and Monekea Smith-Taylor of St. Louis, Missouri appeared in Federal Court before District Judge Sharion Aycoc . . .
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School Superintendents Plead Guilty to Embezzlement
Multiple Defendants Plead Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Embezzlement
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Earl Joe Nelson of Biloxi, Mississippi and Monekea Smith-Taylor of St. Louis, Missouri appeared in Federal Court before District Judge Sharion Aycoc . . .
