PDF Mississippi Swindle: Brett Favre and the Welfare Scandal that Shocked America

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Mississippi
Swindle
Brett Favre and the
Welfare
Scandal
that
Shocked
America
Description
How America8217syoungest state auditor
uncovered the largest
public corruption scandal in the history of the
nation8217spoorest state8220Amust
read8221with all the thrills of a John Grisham
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novel 8212for fans of shocking true crime
expos233slike Black Edge and Bad Blood (Peter
Schweizer, author of Secret Empires)This riveting
expos233details how a small team of auditors
and investigators, led by the youngest State
Auditor in the country, uncovered a brazen scheme
where the powerful stole millions in welfare
funds from the poor in a sprawling conspiracy
that stretched from Mississippi to
Malibu.Well-connected donors, highly placed
officials, and popular public figures diverted
tens of millions of dollars from the federal
government's TANF 8212temporary assistance for
needy families 8212program until a Republican
auditor, his small team of dedicated
investigators, and a Democratic prosecutor joined
forces to hold them accountable in the face of
intense obstruction and harassment.Peopled with
unforgettable characters 8212from the
perpetrators to the impoverished citizens for
whom the money was intended to the investigators,
prosecutors, and reporters who held them to
account 8212Mississippi Swindle is a political
and true crime drama that highlights larger
crises while appealing to a broad nationwide
audience.