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As of Jan. 25, 2022, the U.S. congressional district map divided Mississippi into four districts, whereas the state previously had five districts.
An attorney for defendants in Mississippi’s sprawling welfare scandal has subpoenaed former Gov. Phil Bryant for documents related to the decision to use $5 million in Temporary Assistance For Needy Families Funds to build a volleyball stadium at the University of Southern Mississippi.
U.S. House Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., has asked the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate allegations that former Gov. Phil Bryant may have directed funds meant for needy families to ineligible individuals, including retired NFL football star Brett Favre.
The Mississippi Department of Human Services is suing 38 people, including NFL Hall of Famer Brett Favre and retired WWE Wrestler Ted DiBiase Sr., in an effort to recoup millions in misspent welfare funds that should have gone to needy families.
Nancy New and Zach New of New Learning Resources Inc. have pleaded guilty to a series of federal charges including wire fraud and money laundering. They admit that they fraudulently acquired millions of dollars from the Mississippi Department of Education in reimbursement for special-needs education services and personally benefited from the money.
Mississippi State Auditor Shad White has referred a case to the state’s attorney general involving NFL Hall of Famer Brett Favre and nine others who received millions in welfare dollars that should have gone to help the state’s poorest.
Mississippi State Auditor Shad White is accusing NFL Hall of Fame football player Brett Favre of lying about whether or not he gave speeches he was obligated to give in exchange for $1.1 million in state welfare funds.
Mississippi native NFL Hall of Fame star Brett Favre has repaid $600,000 in state welfare funds that should have gone to needy families, Mississippi State Auditor Shad White says. Favre still owes $228,000 in interest payments, however.
NFL star Brett Favre must return $828,000 he received from welfare funds that should have gone to needy families, Mississippi State Auditor Shad White said in a statement today. The famed quarterback and Mississippi native received $1.1 million in funds from two non-profits whose founder has since been indicted on state and federal charges for their alleged role in the largest embezzlement scheme in state history.
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