State auditor's office conducts investigation into former Monroe County Sheriff Cecil Cantrell
Updated Article - An affidavit states former Monroe County Sheriff Cecil Cantrell violated state law by using inmate labor to build his political campaign signs.
ABERDEEN, Miss. (WTVA) - The state auditors office has sent an affidavit summarizing the agencys findings into allegations involving former Monroe County Sheriff Cecil Cantrell.
According to the state office, an investigation was conducted, and the affidavit was sent to the county prosecutor.
Our understanding is the sheriff has resigned as a result, read a statement from the Mississippi Office of the State Auditor.
The auditors office later sent a copy of the affidavit to WTVA.
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