Anna Wolfe began looking into the state's welfare program in 2018. She found that nearly 99% of people applying for cash assistance were denied. A state auditor also started looking into this question and discovered criminal activity. Six individuals have been arrested, including the former welfare director.
An extraordinary case of fraud is unfolding in Mississippi, where a chummy cadre of nonprofit leaders, elected officials, and professional athletes redirected tens of millions in welfare funds toward their own pet projects. Mississippi Today’s Anna Wolfe explains.
This episode was produced by Hady Mawajdeh and Avishay Artsy, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Paul Robert Mounsey and Efim Shapiro, and hosted by Noel King.
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