Attorney claims investigator’s descriptions of former Richland mayor’s alleged payroll fraud could prejudice jury

Attorney claims investigator’s descriptions of former Richland mayor’s alleged payroll fraud could prejudice jury

Attorney claims investigator’s descriptions of former Richland mayor’s alleged payroll fraud could prejudice jury RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WLBT) – A motion introduced at Tuesday’s pre-trial conference in the payroll fraud trial of a former Richland mayor aims to keep certain words detailing those alleged actions from being mentioned to the jury. Attorney Merrida Coxwell, who represents former elected official William “Pat” Sullivan, proposed the mo…