Whew, Mississippi just arrested and indicted 6 people in relation to a massive embezzlement & public corruption scheme.
#ButNothingsHappening
jacksonfreepress.com/news/2020/feb/…
#ButNothingsHappening
jacksonfreepress.com/news/2020/feb/…
Arrested were:
John Davis - former Director Mississippi Dept of Human Services
Latimer Smith - former MS DHS employee
Dr. Nancy New - owner/Director of Mississippi Community Education Center (MCEC) and New Learning
Zach New - Asst Executive Director of MCEC
John Davis - former Director Mississippi Dept of Human Services
Latimer Smith - former MS DHS employee
Dr. Nancy New - owner/Director of Mississippi Community Education Center (MCEC) and New Learning
Zach New - Asst Executive Director of MCEC
Arrests continued:
Anne McGrew - MCEC Accountant
Brett DiBiase - former Pro Wrestler
Anne McGrew - MCEC Accountant
Brett DiBiase - former Pro Wrestler
It looks like they conspired to basically steal $ Millions of public funds from the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program that was administered by the Mississippi DHS (Dept of Human Services). 
So former wrestler DiBiase was in drug rehab in California, but was being paid by Davis & Smith to teach classes in Mississippi about drug abuse. He was supposedly teaching at the same time he was in rehab. OOookay.
Oh, and they paid for DiBiase's cushy rehab w/ TANF funds.
Oh, and they paid for DiBiase's cushy rehab w/ TANF funds.
So, as per the original report above, the arrests and charges were done locally by the state of Mississippi, NOT the federal government.
However, the US Attorney for Mississippi put out a statement today about it here.
However, the US Attorney for Mississippi put out a statement today about it here.
It seems that people, though I have no idea who, were asking them about the arrests and perhaps wondering if the federal government was involved at all. Neither the FBI nor the DOJ were contacted by Mississippi officials about it.
They made it known that they're ready to help if asked, though.
