Former city CFO sentenced to 20 years in prison for embezzlement
Former chief financial officer for the city of Columbus Milton Rawle will spend up to 20 years in the Mississippi Department of Corrections after pleading guilty Monday to embezzling nearly $290,000 in city funds.
City under-budgeted debt payments by $1M+ in 2019
The city of Columbus paid more than $1 million in excess of what was initially budgeted for general obligation bond debt in 2019, according to the city’s audit report for that year.
2019 audit reveals unbalanced accounts, untracked assets
The audit of Columbus’ finances for Fiscal Year 2019 showed issues with the city budget that went beyond the misdeeds of the former chief financial officer charged with embezzlement, certified public accountant Wanda Holley told the city council at its Tuesday meeting.
Columbus to be reimbursed $242,951 from Auditor’s Office in ex-CFO investigation
The State Auditor’s Office has recovered almost $243,000 for the city of Columbus following the arrest of former Chief Financial Officer Milton Rawle earlier this year, according to a SAO press release.
Former city CFO charged with embezzling $290K
Former Columbus Chief Financial Officer Milton Rawle was arrested Monday after being indicted in June for embezzling almost $290,000 from the city between 2016 and 2018 and falsifying documents to conceal the embezzlement, State Auditor Shad White told The Dispatch on Tuesday morning.
Rawle resigns as Columbus CFO
Columbus Chief Financial Officer Milton Rawle resigned Tuesday night, a week after he returned from an unpaid suspension for failing to comply with job performance standards.
City to pay consultant $100 per hour to act as temp CFO
The city plans to pay a former Columbus certified public accountant $100 per hour to handle chief financial officer duties while Milton Rawle serves a four-week suspension.
Officials: CFO Rawle’s suspension delayed until at least January
Columbus Chief Financial Officer Milton Rawle will not serve his city council-ordered suspension until at least January.
Columbus CFO suspended without pay in wake of budget deficit revelation
Columbus Chief Financial Officer Milton Rawle has been suspended for 16 working days, without pay, for failing to comply with job performance standards.
New proposed city budget shows tentative surplus
A millage increase is not likely in Columbus next year as city leadership and department heads turned an $860,836.75 deficit into a $34,817.53 surplus after a budget workshop Wednesday.
Two thirds through year, city budget down slightly
Two thirds of the way through its financial year, the city of Columbus reports nearly $30,000 less in cash balances from its general fund than through this point last year but slightly more than $200,000 in balances from its reserve fund, a total decrease in the balance of $172,010.65.