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Miss. Code Ann. § 97-11-31: Embezzlement; fraud committed in public office.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 97. Crimes
- Chapter 11. Offenses Involving Public Officials
If any officer, or other person employed in any public office, shall commit any fraud or embezzlement therein, he shall be committed to the department of corrections for not more than ten (10) years, or be fined not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000.00), or both.
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