JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – A former Madison County engineer was found guilty during a federal bribery trial.

According to court documents, Rudolph Warnock, Jr., was found guilty on multiple counts of bribery and wire fraud on July 16. His co-defendant, Cleveland Anderson, was found guilty on two counts.

Warnock was charged with bribery and wire fraud that occurred during his time at Canton Municipal Utilities (CMU) after he was fired by Madison County. He worked at CMU from 2016 to 2017.

He was indicted by a federal grand jury in December 2021 on two counts of conspiracy to commit bribery, one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, and one count of wire fraud. The indictment was unsealed in November 2022.