Brett Favre, and a Tale of Corruption in Mississippi

[multivita-man]

Am surprised this hasn't apparently (as far as I can tell) been discussed, but this is a growing story down in Mississippi involving an apparent state/federal welfare funds scheme that was, among other things, designed to greatly benefit a popular former QB by the name of Brett Favre.

'It doesn't look good': At 3-year mark, more questions than answers in Mississippi welfare fraud scandal

At the three-year mark since state investigators looked into welfare misspending, there remain as many questions as answers.

mississippitoday.org

“It doesn’t look good.”

Former Gov. Phil Bryant’s own words about his role in the state’s welfare fraud scandal are a great understatement.

No, indeed it doesn't look good when it can be demonstrably proven that the Republican ex-governor misdirected well in excess of one million dollars - money that had federal taxpayer origins.

Here's where it gets interesting, and I would think for all the players involved, legally ominous.

It’s unclear where any continuing federal or state investigations stand at the three-year mark. No further arrests have been made since February of 2020. Interim Southern District U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and the U.S. Department of Justice declined comment.

This has raised questions, in particular, about state Auditor White, who spearheaded the initial investigation and charges with a local DA — for eight months — without involving federal authorities despite the case involving millions of federal welfare dollars. White has explained that he made arrests to stop the flow of funds to the allegedly corrupt nonprofits and afterward turned all evidence over to federal authorities.

In 2020, when those initial arrests were made, there was a different attorney general and a different DoJ involved, one beholden to right wing politics and causes. Now that this story is kicking up some more smoke, it'll be interesting to see if the DoJ takes a second look at this scandal - because they should.

 

[Rexedgar]

The Mississippi corruption story has finally found it’s way to the cable stations. I think I heard that 94 million dollars have gone missing.

 

[multivita-man]

The Mississippi corruption story has finally found it’s way to the cable stations. I think I heard that 94 million dollars have gone missing.

This is screaming for a federal indictment and prosecution.