AG forms foreclosure prevention group

A woman who fled to Texas to avoid prosecution has been returned to Mississippi and now faces charges of exploitation for stealing from the elderly and the vulnerable.

Janice Mohorn-Caines, 52, previously of Brandon, arrived at the Rankin County Jail on March 12 after waiving extradition and being transported from Round Rock, Tex. She had been picked up there on outstanding Mississippi warrants on Monday, March 11. […]

From The Mississippi Link Newswire JACKSON – Two Jones County residents are going to jail for taking advantage of the disabled and vulnerable, Attorney General Jim Hood said. Nicholas Barnes, 22, of Taylorsville, and Alex […]

Attorney General Jim Hood said Tuesday that despite being passed by Mississippi voters last year, registered voters will not have to show ID to vote in the upcoming November election. Hood said the reason for that being the Department of Justice has requested more information from the State before they rule on the proposed voter ID law. […]