Mississippi State Auditor Shad White announced via press release Friday, Sept. 26, two people — a mayor and city clerk — were arrested for allegedly embezzling funds from the City of Brooksville.

The Mississippi Office of the State Auditor identified the individuals as Brooksville Mayor Earlie Henley and former Brooksville City Clerk Shaquita Malone.

According to the press release, Henley allegedly drafted checks made out to himself without the signature authority of a second signer. Henley also allegedly took cash withdrawal slips to the bank to withdraw and pocketed cash from the city's accounts.

The press release states Malone was accused of entering herself into the payroll system as an hourly employee rather than a salaried employee, as hired. Malone then allegedly increased h

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