Breaking: Austin Smith, who is being sued by the state for his role in the massive welfare scandal, argued that former Gov. Bryant should also be sued for welfare misspending. Smith also made several other explosive allegations in a recent court filing.
by Anna Wolfe, Mississippi Today June 28, 2022 A civil defendant in Mississippi’s massive welfare misspending scandal is arguing that if he’s being sued, so should former Gov. Phil Bryant. That is just one explosive nugget included in a Friday court filing from Austin Smith, nephew to the now disgraced former welfare director John Davis and a former contractor of Nancy New’s nonprofit. The state is suing Smith for nearly half a million dollars.
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