Bay St. Louis, Mississippi Embezzlement suspect arrested

A former Bay-Waveland School District employee accused of embezzling more than $22,000 from the district has been arrested.
Linda Gavagnie, 55, of Bay St. Louis was served with an indictment Monday by the state auditor's office.
The indictment alleges Gavagnie embezzled the money by making false entries into the school's financial records and transferring funds to hide the money she had taken.
Gavagnie was the finance manager for the Bay-Waveland School District from January 1994 to Sept. 21, 2007, State Auditor Stacey Pickering said in a news release.

PASCAGOULA, MISSISSIPPI PTO PRESIDENT ACCUSED OF EMBEZZLING

A former Parent Teacher Organization president at East Central Upper Elementary in Hurley, who was accused in October of embezzling from the PTO’s account, has been arrested again on new charges of shoplifting and drug violations.
Pascagoula police Capt. Shannon Broom told The Mississippi Press Michelle Thomas Richardson tried to push a cart full of unbagged merchandise and groceries out of a front door of the Pascagoula Super Walmart Saturday.
On Monday, a judge revoked Richardson’s $5,000 bail for the earlier felony embezzlement charge.
She was arrested Oct. 29 on allegations of stealing about $3,000 from the PTO and removed from the PTO board.
It wasn’t immediately clear if Richardson has an attorney.