FORMER MISSISSIPPI GOVERNOR PHIL BRYANT SUBPOENAED TODAY FOR HIS ROLE IN THE STATE’S WELFARE FRAUD CASE. THE SUBPOENA CAME FROM THE ATTORNEY FOR NANCY NEW, WHO’S ALREADY PLEADED GUILTY IN THIS CASE. ACCORDING TO THE SUBPOENA, THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI’S ATHLETIC FOUNDATION RECEIVED $5 MILLION IN WELFARE MONEY DIRECTED TO THEM BY BRYANT TO HELP BUILD THE STADIUM. THE SUBPOENA COMES AFTER THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH FIRED THE ATTORNEY INVESTIGATING THE CASE. BRAD, IT. STATE AUDITOR SHAD Y SAYS THAT WAS A MISTAKE. GOVERNOR TATE REEVES SAYS OTHERWISE I CAN’T WORRY TOO MUCH ABOUT WHAT THE STATE AUDITOR SAID. HERE’S THE REALITY. I THINK THAT WE ARE GOING TO HIRE COUNSEL. IT IS GOING TO CONTINUE WITH THE CASE. IT IS GOING TO PURSUE IT. DILIGENTLY. DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES SAYS IT WILL RETAIN ANOTHER ATTORNEY OR LAW FIRM AT THE
Former Gov. Phil Bryant subpoenaed in welfare fraud case
Updated: 6:31 PM CDT Jul 28, 2022
The attorney for a woman who pleaded guilty in what has been described as a $77 million welfare fraud has subpoenaed former Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant for documents about a volleyball center at his alma mater. The University of Southern Mississippi's athletic foundation allegedly got $5 million in welfare money to build the stadium. The subpoena filed Monday asked for documents reflecting communication about the USM Volleyball Center, its funding or efforts to get money for the center. It and related subpoenas against the foundation, the state attorney general's office and the state Institutions of Higher Learning were made available Wednesday to The Associated Press by the attorney for Nancy New and her Mississippi Community Education Center.
JACKSON, Miss. — The attorney for a woman who pleaded guilty in what has been described as a $77 million welfare fraud has subpoenaed former Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant for documents about a volleyball center at his alma mater.
The University of Southern Mississippi's athletic foundation allegedly got $5 million in welfare money to build the stadium.
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The subpoena filed Monday asked for documents reflecting communication about the USM Volleyball Center, its funding or efforts to get money for the center. It and related subpoenas against the foundation, the state attorney general's office and the state Institutions of Higher Learning were made available Wednesday to The Associated Press by the attorney for Nancy New and her Mississippi Community Education Center.