Lucius Arrested for Embezzlement at Itawamba Community College

JACKSON, Miss. – Today, State Auditor Shad White announced that Special Agents from his office arrested Timothy Lucius. Lucius is a former Telecommunications and Information Services Technician at Itawamba Community College. He faces one count of embezzlement.

Agents accuse Lucius of selling multiple pieces of electronic equipment owned by Itawamba Community College on his personal eBay store and pocketing the money. Agents served Lucius with a $3,409.73 demand letter at the time of his arrest.

“We will continue to work on cases big and small to get results for the taxpayer,” said Auditor White. “Thank you to our investigators who uncovered this scheme.”

Lucius faces up to $5,000 in fines and 20 years in prison if convicted. All persons arrested by the Mississippi Office of the State Auditor are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

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