Former Aberdeen mayor ordered to serve four years in prison
ABERDEEN, Miss. (WCBI) – Former Aberdeen Mayor Maurice Howard is back behind bars.
Howard was ordered to serve four years in prison.
The courts said he violated the terms of his suspended sentence from a guilty plea to embezzlement during his time as mayor.
Howard was arrested last year during a drug bust in Monroe County.
After serving four years with the Department of Corrections, he will be on probation for five years.
