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 in one of the poorest states in the U.S. part of the largest public corruption case in the state s history.
Millions earmarked for the needy went to projects that benefited the well-to-do, the state alleges, including a volleyball stadium at the retired NFL quarterback s alma mater.
Millions earmarked for the needy in the nation’s poorest state instead went to projects that benefited the well-to-do, the state alleges, including a volleyball stadium at Brett Favre’s alma mater.