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Auditor: Former Houston city clerk arrested

Kathy Smith, former municipal court clerk for the City of Houston. | Source: Mississippi Office of the State Auditor

Updated - The former Houston city clerk faces embezzlement charges.

Posted: Feb 27, 2021 6:30 PM

Updated: Mar 1, 2021 9:25 AM

Posted By: Zac Carlisle

HOUSTON, Miss. (WTVA) - The former Houston city clerk faces embezzlement charges.

A spokesperson for the State Auditor’s Office confirmed on Friday the arrest of Kathy Smith.

Agents with the auditor’s office booked her into the Chickasaw County jail.

She is free on bond.

The auditor demands she repay $131,697, which includes interest and investigative expenses.

She allegedly embezzled cash and money orders meant to pay fines levied in Houston Municipal Court. She’s accused of manipulating records.

The auditor’s office claims the alleged crime occurred from January 2013 to April 2018.

She faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted and $5,000 in fines.

Mississippi Coronavirus Cases

Data is updated nightly.

Cases: 352891

Reported Deaths: 7597

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Hinds	24704	451
DeSoto	23619	283
Harrison	21395	335
Jackson	15984	255
Rankin	15957	294
Madison	11224	227
Lee	10952	180
Jones	9316	171
Forrest	9136	163
Lauderdale	8211	244
Lamar	7365	90
Lowndes	7253	152
Lafayette	6658	125
Washington	5681	140
Pearl River	5396	155
Oktibbeha	5065	98
Bolivar	5022	134
Warren	4828	128
Panola	4823	112
Marshall	4759	106
Pontotoc	4557	73
Neshoba	4487	181
Hancock	4444	88
Union	4414	79
Monroe	4390	138
Lincoln	4247	116
Pike	3771	114
Leflore	3696	125
Alcorn	3624	74
Tate	3561	88
Sunflower	3517	94
Adams	3506	90
Scott	3491	77
Yazoo	3448	77
Copiah	3335	69
Simpson	3291	91
Itawamba	3185	81
Tippah	3165	69
Coahoma	3163	85
Covington	3055	84
Prentiss	3041	63
Leake	2919	76
Marion	2918	82
George	2858	51
Wayne	2823	45
Grenada	2724	88
Newton	2692	64
Tishomingo	2416	70
Stone	2400	38
Winston	2384	84
Jasper	2362	48
Attala	2299	74
Chickasaw	2227	60
Clay	2046	54
Holmes	2043	74
Clarke	1904	80
Tallahatchie	1858	42
Smith	1849	36
Calhoun	1846	32
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Walthall	1512	49
Lawrence	1464	26
Greene	1447	35
Amite	1401	44
Noxubee	1376	35
Perry	1370	38
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Carroll	1275	31
Webster	1251	32
Jefferson Davis	1213	34
Tunica	1166	27
Benton	1084	25
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Kemper	1050	29
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Franklin	887	24
Quitman	868	19
Choctaw	836	19
Wilkinson	796	32
Jefferson	723	28
Sharkey	520	18
Issaquena	174	6
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Alabama Coronavirus Cases

Cases: 595816

Reported Deaths: 11561

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Mobile	50436	872
Madison	37905	534
Shelby	27652	260
Tuscaloosa	27422	465
Montgomery	26428	628
Baldwin	26175	329
Lee	17414	181
Calhoun	15549	334
Morgan	15265	291
Etowah	15106	372
Marshall	13248	236
Houston	12297	294
Elmore	11006	220
St. Clair	10903	252
Limestone	10867	158
Cullman	10643	206
Lauderdale	10374	255
DeKalb	9603	193
Talladega	9032	188
Walker	7873	288
Autauga	7635	114
Blount	7463	140
Jackson	7450	117
Colbert	6780	142
Coffee	6515	132
Dale	5803	117
Covington	4864	125
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Franklin	4656	81
Tallapoosa	4591	156
Escambia	4575	83
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Marion	3490	107
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Barbour	2543	61
Pickens	2479	62
Butler	2436	72
Hale	2369	79
Fayette	2285	65
Henry	2188	45
Monroe	2069	41
Randolph	2038	44
Cherokee	2017	48
Washington	1894	39
Macon	1722	52
Crenshaw	1717	58
Clay	1676	59
Cleburne	1618	45
Lamar	1526	38
Lowndes	1465	55
Wilcox	1327	31
Bullock	1265	42
Conecuh	1230	32
Coosa	1197	29
Perry	1112	28
Sumter	1109	33
Greene	999	37
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