Marks City Clerk Sentenced to 12 Years for Embezzling Nearly $150,000
Marks city clerk Pamela Latrice McNutt stole nearly $150,000 from the city and was sentenced to 12 years by an Eleventh Circuit judge.
Pamela Latrice McNutt, the former city clerk of Marks, was sentenced to 12 years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections after being convicted of one count of embezzlement by a public official, Eleventh Circuit Judge Linda Coleman ruled on March 2.
McNutt, 44, stole nearly $150,000 from the City of Marks while serving in the clerk's office, according to the Mississippi Attorney General's Office, which investigated and prosecuted the case following a referral from the Office of the State Auditor. Attorney General Lynn Fitch announced the sentencing publicly on March 13.
Of the 12-year sentence, McNutt will serve three years on the Intensive Supervision Program, which requires house arrest, while the remaining nine years are suspended. She will also serve five years of supervised probation followed by four years of unsupervised probation.
The financial penalties are substantial. McNutt was ordered to pay $98,428.68 in restitution to the City of Marks, along with a $1,000 fine and a $500 assessment to the Crime Victim Compensation Fund. She also forfeited a $50,000 security bond. Combined, the restitution and forfeited bond total $148,428.68, the sum underlying the "nearly $150,000" figure cited by authorities.
"Our office will continue to hold those who defraud our communities accountable," Fitch said. "This abuse was hurtful, and it affected hardworking Mississippians. I am grateful to our incredible team of investigators and prosecutors who ensured that justice was served in this case."
State officials noted that public corruption cases remain a prosecutorial priority and that those who misuse taxpayer funds will face accountability. For Marks, a small Quitman County seat already navigating the pressures facing many rural Mississippi municipalities, the recovery of funds through restitution and bond forfeiture represents at least a partial reckoning with the financial damage McNutt's conduct caused during her time in office.
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