When I received evidence that suggested people appeared to be misappropriating funds, I immediately reported that to the agency whose job it is to investigate these matters.” “I wasn’t aware of the wrongdoings of others.
“The fact is, I did nothing wrong,” Bryant said in the video.
Weeks later, the first criminal charges were filed against six people, including John Davis, a Department of Human Services director chosen by Bryant. Prosecutors have said the department gave money to nonprofit organizations that spent it on projects such as the $5 million volleyball facility on the Hattiesburg campus.īryant, a Republican, finished his second and final term as governor in January 2020. The 436 pages of messages had several that already appeared in court filings, including exchanges from 2017 to 2019 between the governor and the retired quarterback, with Favre saying he had agreed to raise money for the volleyball facility at the University of Southern Mississippi and asking Bryant for help with that effort.įrom 2016 to 2019, the Mississippi Department of Human Services misspent more than $77 million in welfare money that was supposed to help some of the poorest people in the U.S., according to the state auditor. Phil Bryant on Thursday released what he said were all of his text and email messages related to a welfare fraud investigation - including money spent on building a university volleyball arena that was pushed by NFL Hall of Famer Brett Favre.
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