JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Mississippi’s state auditor is demanding that a chancery clerk pay the state nearly $39,000.
Auditor Shad White says Noxubee County Chancery Clerk Mary Washington illegally donated nearly $20,000 in public money intended for office expenses to multiple churches from 2010 through 2012.
The $39,000 total includes interest and investigative costs as well.
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White says he’ll sue in civil court if Washington doesn’t repay the money.
Washington didn’t respond Monday to a request for comment by The Clarion Ledger.
It’s generally illegal in Mississippi to donate public money to private groups without a law giving permission.
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