Mississippi

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Welfare scandal sharpens contrasts in long-poor Mississippi

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — In Mississippi, where elected officials have a long history of praising self-sufficiency and condemning federal antipoverty programs, a welfare scandal has exposed how millions of dollars were diverted to the rich and powerful — including pro athletes — instead of helping some of the neediest people in the nation.

https://apnews.com/article/politics-mississippi-state-government-jobs-and-careers-scandals-79be4e8ed08d119a2b05da9441c5d8ea?

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Former WWE Wrestler DiBiase Charged In Mississippi Welfare Scandal That Ensnared Brett Favre

Former professional wrestler Ted DiBiase Jr. was charged with fraud this week for allegedly redirecting federal welfare funds in Mississippi for personal use, the Department of Justice announced Thursday, the latest criminal charges in a broader welfare scandal that has drawn scrutiny to Mississippi government officials and retired NFL star Brett Favre.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/katherinehamilton/2023/04/20/former-wwe-wrestler-dibiase-charged-in-mississippi-welfare-scandal-that-ensnared-brett-favre/?

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Mississippi Supreme Court won’t remove Favre from lawsuit over misspent welfare money

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi Supreme Court says it will not remove former NFL quarterback Brett Favre as a defendant in a civil lawsuit that seeks to recover millions of dollars of misspent welfare money meant to help some of the poorest people in the United States.

https://apnews.com/article/favre-welfare-mississippi-court-459deccd38224b2dce175ed7f8a7174c?

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Brett Favre will testify under oath in Mississippi welfare scandal civil case

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre will answer questions under oath about the misspending of federal welfare money in Mississippi, where public money intended to help some of the nation’s poorest people was used to fund pet projects he and other well-connected people supported.

https://apnews.com/article/mississippi-welfare-scandal-brett-favre-aeb57f694fef0e5647bd30034304ad1e?

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The Mississippi Supreme Court Moved to Ensure Poor Criminal Defendants Would Always Have a Lawyer. It’s Not Working.

Months after the state’s highest court directed judges to ensure that all criminal defendants have legal representation while awaiting indictment, one justice has acknowledged that the rule isn’t being widely followed.

https://www.propublica.org/article/mississippi-supreme-court-poor-criminal-defendants-lawyer?

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Ex-NFL star Brett Favre faces potential imprisonment for role in $77M Mississippi welfare scandal

Longtime Packers star Brett Favre made roughly $142 million throughout his 20-year NFL career.

https://local.newsbreak.com/mississippi-state/3289140497526-ex-nfl-star-brett-favre-faces-potential-imprisonment-for-role-in-77m-mississippi-welfare-scandal?

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A Mississippi town moves a Confederate monument that became a shrouded eyesore

GRENADA, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi town has taken down a Confederate monument that stood on the courthouse square since 1910 — a figure that was tightly wrapped in tarps the past four years, symbolizing the community’s enduring division over how to commemorate the past.

https://apnews.com/article/confederate-monument-mississippi-grenada-e7424281b3f9931d855d8d11347c1f42?