MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The former tax collector in Benton County, Mississippi pleaded guilty and was sentenced on one count of embezzlement Wednesday.

Shannon Wilburn took more than $300,000 in daily collections paid to the Benton County Tax Collector’s office for his own personal use, state Auditor Shad White said.

Wilburn was sentenced to ten years with nine suspended, one year of house arrest, five years post-release supervision, and has been ordered to pay $158,096 in restitution, White said.

“The dedicated team at the State Auditor’s office has a zero-tolerance policy for fraud and we will continue to work with prosecutors to get record results,” said White.

Benton County, about 60 miles southeast of Memphis, has a population of just over 7,000.