Nancy New and Zach New of New Learning Resources Inc. have pleaded guilty to a series of federal charges including wire fraud and money laundering. They admit that they fraudulently acquired millions of dollars from the Mississippi Department of Education in reimbursement for special-needs education services and personally benefited from the money.
Former Moss Point, Miss., Mayor Mario King will serve 30 months in prison and spend three years on probation, a federal judge in Gulfport decided today. King and his wife, Natasha King, pled guilty to wire- fraud charges in February after a grand jury indicted them last year.
Moss Point Mayor Mario King resigned his office this morning shortly before appearing in federal court with his wife, Natasha King, where both pled guilty each to one federal felony charge of conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
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