Official Mistakes, Misconduct and Corruption

Convicted Court Clerk Will Serve Until Sentencing

The sitting Circuit Court Clerk of Jefferson County, Miss., has been convicted by a federal jury in Natchez, Miss., of embezzlement, money laundering, and tax evasion...

Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood says Jefferson County Circuit Clerk Burnell Harris is still in office because he has not yet been sentenced for his conviction on nine counts, including embezzlement, money laundering, and tax evasion. Once he is sentenced, he will be removed.... Full story below

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