Couple bilked sewer district in Missouri Bootheel of more than $160,000, audit finds Kurt Erickson | Post-Dispatch Oct 17, 2023 Oct 17, 2023 0 SMS Email Print Copy article link Save JEFFERSON CITY 鈥 A husband and wife duo may have drained a small-town sewer district of more than $160,000, a new report says.kAm$E2E6 pF5:E@C $4@EE u:EKA2EC:4< D2:5 %F6D52J E96 4@FA=6 FD65 >@?6J E92E H2D DFAA@D65 E@ 96=A @A6C2E6 E96 sF?<=:? r@F?EJ $6H6C s:DEC:4E =:<6 2 A6CD@?2= A:88J 32?<[ HC:E:?8 4964<D 7@C r9C:DE>2D 3@?FD6D 2?5 8:G:?8 E96>D6=G6D 25G2?46D @? 7FEFC6 A2J4964<D]k^AmkAm鈥%9:D :D 2 4=62C 2?5 68C68:@FD G:@=2E:@? @7 E96 AF3=:4鈥橠 ECFDE 2D E2IA2J6C 5@==2CD H6C6 >:D>2?2865 3J E96 :?5:G:5F2=D H9@ H6C6 6?ECFDE65 H:E9 E96 C6DA@?D:3:=:EJ @7 @G6CD66:?8 E96 @A6C2E:@? @7 E96 D6H6C 5:DEC:4E] |J @77:46 H:== 4@?E:?F6 E@ H@C< H:E9 =2H 6?7@C46>6?E E@ 6?DFC6 ;FDE:46 :D D6CG65[鈥 u:EKA2EC:4< D2:5]k^Am People are also reading… Data centers have invested billions in Missouri. They've cost $77 million in tax breaks. 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Sign up! * I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its user agreement and privacy policy. Kurt Erickson | Post-Dispatch Jefferson City reporter Author email Follow Kurt Erickson | Post-Dispatch Close Get email notifications on {{subject}} daily! Your notification has been saved. There was a problem saving your notification. {{description}} Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. Save Manage followed notifications Close Followed notifications Please log in to use this feature Log In Don't have an account? Sign Up Today Related to this story Former Missouri Bootheel mayor facing eight counts of stealing city funds Jessica Roach, who served as mayor from 2018 to 2021, is scheduled to appear Dec. 18 in a Pemiscot County courtroom. Missouri couple facing charges after audit uncovers theft from Bootheel sewer district A husband and wife are each facing two dozen counts of felony stealing after a state audit found tapped a small-town sewer district for more t… School superintendent says Missouri state audit 鈥榰nlike anything that I鈥檝e ever seen鈥 Previous auditors have audited schools to ensure against the waste of taxpayer money, but Fitzpatrick鈥檚 investigation into the performance of … Report: Officials in small Missouri town gave themselves bonuses with pandemic aid Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick called the decision "outrageous."
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Former Missouri Bootheel mayor facing eight counts of stealing city funds Jessica Roach, who served as mayor from 2018 to 2021, is scheduled to appear Dec. 18 in a Pemiscot County courtroom.
Missouri couple facing charges after audit uncovers theft from Bootheel sewer district A husband and wife are each facing two dozen counts of felony stealing after a state audit found tapped a small-town sewer district for more t…
School superintendent says Missouri state audit 鈥榰nlike anything that I鈥檝e ever seen鈥 Previous auditors have audited schools to ensure against the waste of taxpayer money, but Fitzpatrick鈥檚 investigation into the performance of …
Report: Officials in small Missouri town gave themselves bonuses with pandemic aid Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick called the decision "outrageous."
