Ex-Mississippi Lottery Official Convicted of Embezzlement

Lina Portman3 weeks ago

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The former vice president of human resources for the Mississippi Lottery Corporation has been convicted of embezzlement. Hope Bishop was arrested in November after being accused of giving herself unauthorized raises. She was ordered to repay more than $187,000. Bishop pleaded guilty in Rankin County. She was sentenced to 20 years in prison, 15 of which were suspended, so she will serve five years of house arrest and an additional five years of supervised probation. Bishop did not have access to the gambling side of the lottery, so his embezzlement did not affect lottery funds. lottery itself. An insurance policy covered Bishop's employment with the Mississippi Lottery Corporation.

JACKSON, Miss. —

The former vice president of human resources for the Mississippi Lottery Corporation has been convicted of embezzlement.

Hope Bishop was arrested in November after being accused of giving herself unauthorized raises. She was ordered to repay more than $187,000.

Bishop pleaded guilty in Rankin County. She was sentenced to 20 years in prison, 15 of which were suspended, so she will serve five years of house arrest and an additional five years of supervised probation.

Bishop did not have access to the gambling side of the lottery, so his embezzlement did not affect the lottery funds itself.

An insurance policy covered Bishop's employment with the Mississippi Lottery Corporation.