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Associated Press - August 11, 2009 2:44 PM ET
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - State Auditor Stacey Pickering says five Mississippi Department of Transportation employees have been arrested on charges of embezzlement, fraudulently obtaining public funds, making false entries in public records and conspiracy.
Pickering says the five people arrested Tuesday worked in the MDOT office in Yazoo City and were indicted by a grand jury earlier this month. The indictment followed an investigation by his office that began in 2007.
Charged were 45-year-old James Kevin Ellis, of Benton; 35-year-old Gene Edward Taylor, of Yazoo City; 56-year-old Clarence Shelton, of Benton; 51-year-old Ivory Luckett, of Satartia, and 53-year-old James D. Malone, of Yazoo City.
The auditor office is also seeking the recovery of money - ranging from about $4,500 to under $200 - from each of the five men.
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