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Amory Man Charged with Exploitation of Vulnerable Person

Amory Man Charged with Exploitation of Vulnerable Person

Jul. 14 - An Amory man has been arrested on charges of exploitation of a vulnerable person, confirmed Attorney General Jim Hood today. John McKissack, age 55, was arrested at his home in Amory yesterday by investigators with the Attorney General’s Public Integrity Division, with assistance from Lee County Sheriff Jim Johnson, following indictment by a Lee County Grand Jury on 19 counts of exploitation of a vulnerable adult.  McKissack is related to the victim who was living in a nursing home. 

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Attorney General Seeks Court Action to Compel GCCF and Feinberg Compliance of Subpoena

Attorney General Seeks Court Action to Compel GCCF and Feinberg Compliance of Subpoena

Jul. 12 - Attorney General (AG) Jim Hood has filed a petition with the Court to force the Gulf Coast Claims Facility (GCCF) and its administrator, Kenneth R. Feinberg to obey an AG subpoena pertaining to certain documents relevant to an investigation of the BP claims process.  “Mr. Feinberg and the GCCF have continually made promises of compliance, but have failed to fully provide necessary information despite our repeated requests and reasonable efforts to resolve the issues,” said Attorney General Hood.  “All they have managed to do is delay, deny, deceive and dissemble.”

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