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[–] Ranvier@sopuli.xyz 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

“The fact is, I did nothing wrong,” Bryant said in a statement in May 2023. “I wasn’t aware of the wrongdoings of others."

I had no part in this! I was just an incompetent governor and supervisor! How dare you!

And Wolfe said it’s not clear more money is getting to Mississippi’s poorest. According to state figures, as of June, 1,423 families and 2,522 individuals are receiving federal welfare grants administered by Mississippi, a state where 548,000 people live in poverty.

Where is the money being embezzled to now?