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MS welfare scandal audit: Money went to cars, family, paying Brett Favre for speeches he never gave
Hat tip, David Fahrenthold
David Fahrenthold Retweeted
A nug you may have missed from the
@MS_DHS
audit released today: Mississippi paid $1.1 million in welfare money to quarterback Brett Favre to appear at events. And then he didn’t go.
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MS welfare scandal audit: Money went to cars, family, paying Brett Favre for speeches he never gave
Luke Ramseth, Mississippi Clarion Ledger Published 1:21 p.m. CT May 4, 2020 | Updated 12:06 a.m. CT May 5, 2020
Money meant to help poor Mississippians was instead used to buy expensive cars, sponsor a college baseball tournament, hire family members of a top state official and pay Brett Favre for speeches he never gave, according to a new report from State Auditor Shad White.
The 104-page audit of the Mississippi Department of Human Services released Monday shows how federal welfare grant funds flowed from DHS into two nonprofits, which then frequently spent the cash in inappropriate or suspicious ways.
More than $94 million in welfare money spending was "questioned" by auditors, according to the report — alleging either outright misspending or lack of documentation showing it was spent properly.
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The routine annual audit, which focused on fiscal year 2019, follows six criminal indictments earlier this year related to the welfare spending. White has called that case Mississippi's largest embezzlement scandal on record, involving about $4 million in welfare money known as Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program, or TANF.
RELATED: Mississippi welfare money went to resort hotels, steakhouses, lobbyist, football stars
RELATED: Emails show Phil Bryant, Brett Favre ties to company linked to welfare embezzlement scandal
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Luke Ramseth, Mississippi Clarion Ledger Published 1:21 p.m. CT May 4, 2020 | Updated 12:06 a.m. CT May 5, 2020
Money meant to help poor Mississippians was instead used to buy expensive cars, sponsor a college baseball tournament, hire family members of a top state official and pay Brett Favre for speeches he never gave, according to a new report from State Auditor Shad White.
The 104-page audit of the Mississippi Department of Human Services released Monday shows how federal welfare grant funds flowed from DHS into two nonprofits, which then frequently spent the cash in inappropriate or suspicious ways.
More than $94 million in welfare money spending was "questioned" by auditors, according to the report — alleging either outright misspending or lack of documentation showing it was spent properly.
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The routine annual audit, which focused on fiscal year 2019, follows six criminal indictments earlier this year related to the welfare spending. White has called that case Mississippi's largest embezzlement scandal on record, involving about $4 million in welfare money known as Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program, or TANF.
RELATED: Mississippi welfare money went to resort hotels, steakhouses, lobbyist, football stars
RELATED: Emails show Phil Bryant, Brett Favre ties to company linked to welfare embezzlement scandal
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