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A former Canton Municipal Utilities commissioner was sentenced to seven years in prison for a bribery scheme.

Cleveland Anderson was convicted on two counts of bribery for accepting cash and gifts from an agency engineer.

In exchange, Anderson supported the appointment of the engineer and approved contracts and invoices.

The engineer, Rudy Warnock, was previously sentenced to 12 years in prison for his role in the scheme.

Two former Canton Aldermen have also pleaded guilty and are awaiting sentencing.

A federal judge in Mississippi sentenced a former Canton Municipal Utilities commissioner to seven years in prison in connection with a bribery scheme.

U.S. District Judge Kristi Johnson sentenced Cleveland Anderson, a former commissioner for the Canton Municipal

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