Another Coast school group falls victim to embezzlement. Here are the details

A former treasurer of the Moss Point School District Alumni Association has been indicted on a felony embezzlement charge involving more than $60,000. An August trial date has been tentatively set in the case.

FULL STORY: MS Coast woman indicted for embezzling thousands from school group, records show

Here are key takeaways:

• Cathrinna Tipru Walley, of Pascagoula, waived her arraignment last Monday and pleaded not guilty to embezzling over $60,000 from the alumni association. She is out of jail on $25,000 bond.
• Charging documents accuse Walley of stealing the money between May 2022 and September 2024.
• Moss Point police investigated after receiving a report about the alleged theft in December 2024. A Jackson County grand jury indicted Walley in April.
• The felony offense carries a maximum sentence of up to 20 years in prison, a fine of up to $25,000, or both, plus restitution.

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Margaret Baker

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Margaret is an investigative reporter whose search for truth exposed corrupt sheriffs, a police chief and various jailers and led to the first prosecution of a federal hate crime for the murder of a transgendered person. She worked on the Sun Herald’s Pulitzer Prize-winning Hurricane Katrina team. When she pursues a big story, she is relentless.