Audit: DeSoto Crime Stoppers Spent $400K, without Given Out Rewards

State Auditor announces findings from DeSoto County Crime Stoppers investigation

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DeSoto County Crime Stoppers receives thousands, cannot show any crimes solved

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Audit: DeSoto Crime Stoppers spent $400K, without given out rewards

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Mississippi State Auditor says DeSoto County Crime Stoppers spent $400,000 in taxpayer money over 10 years, without providing evidence that it ever gave a tip to law enforcement or rewarded any tipsters. Auditor Shad White released a report on the organization on Monday. White said the organization, which exists to gather [...]

Despite $400K funding, DeSoto Crime Stoppers has no records of tips, rewards for 10 years, auditor says

DeSoto County Crime Stoppers has not given a tip to law enforcement or paid an informant in the last decade, according to Mississippi State Auditor Shad White.

Mississippi state auditor finds DeSoto County Crime Stoppers spent $400,000 without sending rewards

A report from State Auditor Shad White found that over the last ten years, the nonprofit has neither provided evidence of giving a tip or reward money to tipsters.

DeSoto County Crime Stoppers audit reveals nearly $400,000 spent with no documented crime tips

The audit has raised serious questions about the effectiveness and transparency of the nonprofit.