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Former Family Resource Center Executive Director Christi Webb pleaded guilty to one federal charge of theft concerning federal funds in federal court on March 16, 2023, as part of Mississippi’s larger $77 million welfare scandal.
Retired WWE wrestler Brett DiBiase pleaded guilty in federal court on Thursday to one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States for his role in Mississippi’s massive welfare-fraud scandal.
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