Operation pretense [electronic resource] : the FBI's sting on county corruption in Mississippi / James R. Crockett.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Crockett, James R.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Misconduct in office--Mississippi--Case studies.

Misconduct in office.

Political corruption--Mississippi--Case studies.

Political corruption.

Local government--Corrupt practices--Mississippi--Case studies.

Local government.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (358 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, c2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

During the 1980's fifty-seven of Mississippi's 410 county supervisors from twenty-six of the state's eighty-two counties were charged with corruption. The FBI's ploy to catch the criminals was code-named Operation Pretense. Ingenious undercover investigation exposed the supervisors' wide-scaled subterfuge in purchasing goods and services. Because supervisors themselves controlled and monitored the purchasing system, they could supply sham documentation and spurious invoices. Operation Pretense was devised in response to the complaint of a disgruntled company owner, a Pentecostal preacher who...

Contents:

pt. 1. The operation pretense investigation and related trials

pt. 2. Related matters

pt. 3. Plea bargains.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 317-329) and index.

ISBN:

1-283-43475-X

9786613434753

1-60473-930-4

OCLC:

774384445