Mississippi audit finds $94M from a federal welfare program was misused

Published May 5, 2020 3:02pm ET



A speaking engagement with Brett Favre, vehicles, and concert tickets were among the questionable purchases made in Mississippi with funding from a federal welfare program.

The Mississippi state auditor found that $94 million, or roughly 90%, of the funding given to the state through the federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program in the past three years was missing or used to pay for questionable expenditures. The TANF program was intended to fund nonprofit organizations or state programs that address poverty. Mississippi is one of the poorest states in the nation.

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