Bill Text: MS HR162 | 2023 | Regular Session | Engrossed
Bill Title: George Ferguson; commend for many years of dedicated service and congratulate upon retirement.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-03-24 - Enrolled Bill Signed [HR162 Detail]
Download: Mississippi-2023-HR162-Engrossed.html
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
2023 Regular Session
To: Rules
By: Representative Ford (73rd)
House Resolution 162
(As Adopted by House)
A RESOLUTION COMMENDING GEORGE FERGUSON FOR HIS MANY YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE AS A STATE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER, AND CONGRATULATING HIM UPON HIS RETIREMENT.
WHEREAS, George Ferguson will retire from state law enforcement after dedicating twenty-five years of dedicated and impeccable public service to the State of Mississippi; and
WHEREAS, he is a native of Woodville, Mississippi, who graduated from the University of Southern Mississippi; and
WHEREAS, he began his career in state law enforcement in 1998, as a criminal investigator with the Mississippi Gaming Commission; and
WHEREAS, in 2002, he began a new law enforcement journey by accepting a position with the Mississippi Office of the Attorney General as a criminal investigator in the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit under Attorney General Mike Moore; and
WHEREAS, George rose through the ranks in the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, achieving the rank of Chief Investigator before his retirement from the Office of the Attorney General in November of 2022; and
WHEREAS, during the course of his impressive career, George Ferguson aided in the recovery of hundreds of thousands of dollars of fraudulently obtained Medicaid payments through criminal prosecutions and civil settlements; and
WHEREAS, George conducted investigations leading to the criminal conviction of Medicaid providers causing harm to their patients; and
WHEREAS, using his leadership skills, he has provided extensive training and education to Medicaid providers, health care workers and administrators over the years; and
WHEREAS, George has worked closely with the United States Department of Health and Human Services' Office of the Inspector General to ensure federal grant monies were appropriately budgeted and spent by the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit; and
WHEREAS, George is a noble representation of the best Mississippi's law enforcement has to offer; and
WHEREAS, he has been lovingly supported in all his endeavors by his wife, Wanda; and
WHEREAS, it is the policy of the House of Representatives to celebrate public servants who have served this state with pride and commitment upon their retirement:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, That we do hereby commend George Ferguson for his many years of dedicated service as a state law enforcement officer, and congratulate him upon his retirement.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be furnished to George Ferguson and to the members of the Capitol Press Corps.
