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Lawyer probing Brett Favre, ex-Gov Phil Bryant in $94M Mississippi welfare fraud scandal fired by state

Lawyer probing Brett Favre, ex-Gov Phil Bryant in $94M Mississippi welfare fraud scandal fired by state

The lawyer tasked with probing ex-NFL quarterback Brett Favre, former Governor Phil Bryant and others in a sprawling $94 million Mississippi welfare fraud scheme has been fired by the state. Brad Pigott, a former U.S. attorney leading the investigation for the Mississippi Department of Human Services, was informed of his termination by MDHS Director Bob Anderson on Friday. He told Mississippi Today that he wasn’t given cause for his dismissal but was told that it wasn’t related to the quality… Source link

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