Former Mississippi Corrections Commissioner Christopher Epps was sent to jail Friday. Epps pleaded guilty in February 2015 to charges of money laundering and filing false tax returns. He had been free on $25,000 bond while awaiting sentencing in May, but he was arrested Tuesday and charged with taking outdoor light fixtures from a home in Flowood he forfeited to the federal government. Epps faces up to 23 years in federal prison and has forfeited more than $1.7 million in assets.

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Christopher Epps lands in jail

by Mississippi Today, Mississippi Today
November 4, 2016

<h1>Christopher Epps lands in jail</h1> <p class="byline">by Mississippi Today, Mississippi Today <br />November 4, 2016</p> <div id="attachment_6726" class="wp-block-image wp-caption"> <figure class="alignright is-resized"><a href="https://i0.wp.com/mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/epps-e1465503432485.jpg?ssl=1"><img src="https://i2.wp.com/mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/epps-e1465503432485-140x140.jpg?resize=140%2C140&amp;ssl=1" alt="Former state prisons chief Christopher Epps" class="wp-image-6726" height="140" width="140" /></a><figcaption>Former state prisons chief Christopher Epps</figcaption></figure> </div> <p>Former Mississippi Corrections Commissioner Christopher Epps was sent to jail Friday. Epps pleaded guilty in February 2015 to charges of money laundering and filing false tax returns. He had been free on $25,000 bond while awaiting sentencing in May, but he was arrested Tuesday and charged with taking outdoor light fixtures from a home in Flowood he forfeited to the federal government.&nbsp;Epps faces up to 23 years in federal prison and has forfeited more than $1.7 million in assets.</p> <p>This <a target="_blank" href="https://mississippitoday.org/2016/11/04/christopher-epps-lands-in-jail/">article</a> first appeared on <a target="_blank" href="https://mississippitoday.org">Mississippi Today</a> and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.<img src="https://i0.wp.com/mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/MT_square-thumb.jpg?fit=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1" style="width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;"><img id="republication-tracker-tool-source" src="https://mississippitoday.org/?republication-pixel=true&post=31284&amp;ga3=UA-75003810-1" style="width:1px;height:1px;"></p> Copy to Clipboard

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