State’s case unveiled in first day of payroll fraud trial for former Richland mayor

State’s case unveiled in first day of payroll fraud trial for former Richland mayor

State’s case unveiled in first day of payroll fraud trial for former Richland mayor RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WLBT) – When WLBT’s ‘Side Hustle’ investigation first aired in 2023, neither former Richland Mayor Pat Sullivan nor his boss, then Tax Assessor John Sullivan, responded to repeated requests for comment. Their explanation, that Pat was required to “give back” thousands of hours of vacation time, is only now being presented to jurors in his cr…