FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Mississippi department of human services - The Untold Story

Mississippi father has $600 child-support order overturned; mother retains control of son's visits

A father argued that the court-mandated child support of $600 was beyond his financial means. The Mississippi Court of Appeals disagreed, overturning the payment due to insufficient financial assessment. The court upheld the mother's right to manage visitation, allowing her to dictate the father's access to their child, which he…

The Times of India · 11h ago

Man being sued over Mississippi welfare spending files his own suit against the governor

One of the people being sued by the Mississippi Department of Human Services over allegations of misspending welfare money has filed a separate lawsuit against Gov. Tate Reeves

The Independent UK · Oct 11, 2023

Welfare scandal sharpens contrasts in long-poor Mississippi

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families is supposed to help some of the poorest people, and Mississippi has long been one of the poorest states in the U.S. But a welfare misspending scandal in Republican-led Mississippi has ensnared high-profile people, including retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre

The Independent UK · Jan 3, 2023

Text messages link Favre, welfare money, volleyball facility

New court documents show the Mississippi governor in 2017 knew of a plan for a nonprofit group to pay Brett Favre more than $1 million in welfare grant money so the retired NFL quarterback could help fund a volleyball facility

The Independent UK · Sep 14, 2022

Ex-NFL star Brett Favre, WWE’s ‘Million Dollar Man’ sued over $20m in misspent Mississippi welfare funds

State officials trying to recover money intended for the poorest citizens of one of the nation’s poorest states.

The Independent UK · May 11, 2022

Mississippi sues Brett Favre and 3 wrestlers over welfare misspending

The Mississippi Department of Human Services sued retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre and three former pro wrestlers along with several others to try to recover millions of misspent welfare dollars.

WEKU · May 10, 2022

Mississippi sues Favre, wrestlers, over welfare misspending

The Mississippi Department of Human Services is suing retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre, three former pro wrestlers and several other people and businesses to try to recover millions of misspent welfare dollars that were intended to help some of the poorest people in the nation

The Independent UK · May 9, 2022

Mississippi welfare agency ex-director faces new charges

A former Mississippi Department of Human Services director has been indicted on 20 additional felony charges

The Independent UK · Apr 20, 2022