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State files lawsuit to recoup $24 million in welfare funds from Brett Favre, WWE wrestlers and 34 other people or companies
By ANNA WOLFE - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Mon,05/09/22-3:50PM, 587 Reads 10,216 Statewide
The Mississippi Department of Human Services has filed a civil lawsuit against 38 individuals or entities it says took welfare money from the state “for their enrichment or for other private purposes incompatible with … the alleviation of poverty.” Among the defendants is the owner of a biomedical startup who sought help from then-Gov.
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Zach New, left, and his mother Nancy New exit the Cochran federal courthouse on March 18, 2021, in Jackson. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today

Nancy and Zach New plead guilty to bribery and fraud in state welfare case
By ANNA WOLFE - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Fri,04/22/22-4:38PM, 303 Reads 8,781 Statewide
Both Nancy and Zach New have agreed to cooperate with prosecutors and testify against their co-defendants. Both state and federal criminal investigations are ongoing and could result in charges against additional people, sources close to the probes say.
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Zach New, left, and his mother Nancy New exit the Cochran federal courthouse on March 18, 2021, in Jackson. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today

Nancy and Zach New plead guilty to federal charges in private school scheme
By ANNA WOLFE - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Thu,04/21/22-1:16PM, 308 Reads 27,164 Statewide
Nancy New and her son Zach New reached deals Wednesday to plead guilty in a federal case involving $4 million in public school dollars prosecutors say they bilked for their private school.
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In this photo from October of 2020, Jared South, now 30, sits under a bridge in Tupelo where he used to sleep when he was homeless throughout his twenties. Credit: Photo Illustration by Zack Orsborn

What it’s like to navigate Mississippi’s welfare programs without political connections
By ANNA WOLFE - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Tue,04/19/22-4:38PM, 415 Reads 9,565 Statewide
Two poor Mississippi men in their twenties needed a hand up. One was related to the governor, the other wasn’t. The relative got specialized treatment from state welfare officials. The other was cut off from the program.

Jared South was a model client of Mississippi’s welfare agency.
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