JACKSON – Today State Auditor Shad White announced that Carvelle Russell, former Panola County Road Department employee, has pleaded guilty to one count of Embezzlement of Public Funds.
Between June 2024 and September 2024, Russell took a fuel card assigned to a Panola County Road Department vehicle and used it to purchase fuel for his own personal vehicle.
“Our team of investigators work tirelessly to uncover schemes like this,” said White. “We will continue to work alongside prosecutors to deliver record results for Mississippians.”
Russell was prosecuted in the Panola County Circuit Court. Russell was sentenced to one day incarceration in the Mississippi Department of Corrections with 10 years post-release supervision and has been ordered to pay $1,100 in fines and $9,546.37 in restitution.
Suspected fraud can be reported to the auditor’s office at any time by clicking the red button on the auditor’s website, by bypassing the red button and visiting https://www.osa.ms.gov/report-fraud#no-back on the auditor's website, or by calling 1-800-321-1275 during normal business hours.
