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Failed to report $2.9 million in sales
Dino Jerry Grisanti faces up to 30 years in prison and a $1 million fine after admitting that he tried to defraud Regions Bank. Grisanti appeared in federal court last week and plead guilty to one count of bank fraud.
Grisanti, owner and operator of the now closed Grisanti Rebel Motors, in Oxford, tried to defraud Regions Bank by concealing the fact that he had sold 66 vehicles worth $2,985,768.
Grisanti will be sentenced in a few months after a report is submitted as to what his punishment will be.
Grisanti is now free on his recognizance.
Authorities said even though Grisanti repaid Regions Bank about $200,000, his fraudulent scheme, which occurred between Oct. 26 and Nov. 6, 2007, reportedly affected several Regions Bank locations.
Pike County denied home-buyer’s grant
Officials said an application for a home-buyer’s down payment assistance grant for Pike County was rejected because the application preparer was not eligible to submit the application.
Pike County supervisors authorized Bobby Rayburn of Rayburn & Associates, in Jackson, to prepare the application for the $250,000 HOME Investment Partnerships Grant. However, Steven Hardin, of the Mississippi Development Authority (MDA) notified Pike County that Rayburn was on their ineligible participant’s list, in connection with documentation requirements for a grant application in Batesville. As a result, Pike County’s application was rejected.
Rayburn maintains he has submitted the necessary documentation, and he told Pike County supervisors he thought the matter had been cleared up.
The MDA confirmed that it had not been settled and they didn’t see it being rectified any time soon.
Man charged in cousin’s shooting death
A McComb man has been charged with murder after authorities said he allegedly shot his cousin in the eye during an argument. Norman Anthony Walker, 25, has been charged with the murder of 19-year old Kevin P. Woodall, Jr.
Authorities said the two men shared an apartment on Railroad Blvd., and that Woodall’s mother found his body. He had been shot twice.
Police said Walker fled the scene after the shooting and a search soon began for his whereabouts. At the time of the shooting, Walker was already on probation after serving 10 years in jail for shooting a Fernwood man during a burglary in 2005.
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