Nation Aug 10 Mississippi Supreme Court won’t remove Favre from lawsuit over misspent welfare dollars By Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press
Nation May 16 Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre asks Mississippi court to remove him from welfare fraud lawsuit Millions of federal welfare dollars for low-income Mississippi residents were squandered on projects supported by wealthy or well-connected people from 2016 to 2019, prosecutors say. By Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press
Nation Sep 26 Watch 7:34 Brett Favre under scrutiny for allegedly seeking welfare funds to build a sports facility In Mississippi, political corruption, celebrity and power combined to fleece the state’s most vulnerable residents. Tens of millions of dollars meant to assist families in need were instead used for personal expenses and pet projects. Former NFL quarterback Brett Favre… By Amna Nawaz, Courtney Norris
Politics Sep 22 Former Mississippi welfare agency director pleads guilty to fraud A former director of Mississippi's welfare agency pleaded guilty Thursday to federal and state charges in a conspiracy to misspend tens of millions of dollars that were intended to help needy families. By Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press
Economy Feb 17 Column: How algorithms intended to root out welfare fraud often punish the poor Automated decision-making systems are sometimes rife with errors and designed in ways that punish the poor for being poor, leading to tragic results. By Michele Gilman, The Conversation