November 08 2007

Ohio Resident Arrested for Felony Home Repair Fraud - Attorney General Jim Hood today announced the arrest of an Ohio resident for Felony Home Repair Fraud.

November 08 2007

State Reaches Settlement in ?Olivia Y? Lawsuit - Governor Haley Barbour and Attorney General Jim Hood announced today that the state has reached a settlement in the foster care suit, Olivia Y. et al. v. Haley Barbour et al., pending in federal court against The Department of Human Services.

November 07 2007

Attorney General and Auditor?s Investigation Leads to Contractor Arrest - Attorney General Jim Hood and State Auditor Phil Bryant today announced the arrest of a Massachusetts contractor following a joint investigation for home repair fraud.

November 06 2007

$4 Million Lottery Scam Goes Bust in Lee County - Lottery Scam involving more than $4 million in bogus checks goes bust and leads to the arrest of three people in Lee County.

November 06 2007

Simpson County Preacher Arrested for Crimes Against a Vulnerable Adult - Investigators of the Mississippi Attorney General?s Office, Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, arrested Gene Ware Amason of Magee, on three(3) counts of Embezzlement, totaling $91,258.67, perpetrated on a vulnerable adult.

October 31 2007

Former Lawman Sentenced on Felony Charges - Attorney General Jim Hood today announced that Larry Mitchell, former Assistant Chief of Police of Ruleville, Mississippi was sentenced on Monday, October 29, 2007.

October 16 2007

Gulf Coast Contractor Arrested for Home Repair Fraud - Attorney General Jim Hood today announced the arrest of Michael Glenn Jones, age 51, on Thursday, October 11, 2007 for Misdemeanor Home Repair Fraud.

October 12 2007

Biloxi Contractor Arrested for Home Repair Fraud - Attorney General Jim Hood today announced the arrest of Timothy James Galloway, age 43 of DIberville , on a misdemeanor home repair fraud charge.

September 25 2007

Attorney General Jim Hood Honors Memories of Murder Victims - MS?Attorney General Jim Hood and his Crime Prevention and Victim Services Division today held a Day of Remembrance for Murder Victims.

September 06 2007

AG calls for Federal & Statewide Reforms to Increase School Safety - Attorney General Hood Joins Colleagues Across the Nation in Releasing National School and Campus Safety Task Force Report