The bonding company for Alcorn County supervisors is repaying the county more than $95,000 to repay funds the state auditor said were misused by former supervisor Danny Crotts.
Board of Supervisors President Gary Ross says the state auditor’s office has indicated that Travelers Insurance Co. was prepared to pay $95,403 on the county’s claim.
In February, the state auditor’s office an alleged misuse of funds occurred from 2002 through 2007.
The allegations included Crotts billing the county more than $15,000 for expenses at a building that had a bar and dance floor; two instances of working on private property; purchasing auto parts for personal vehicles; and disposing of county property rather than transferring it to the supervisor-elect.
Crotts, who defeated in 2007, is running again this year.
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