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Jury selection is set to begin this week in Mississippi\u2019s high-profile welfare fraud trial<\/a>, as the state\u2019s top auditor warns it is “incredibly easy” to take advantage of the system.<\/p>\n

“I testified before Congress years ago and said all across the country, there are systemic weaknesses in these programs and fraud is happening. Unfortunately, D.C. politicians did nothing,” Mississippi State Auditor Shad White said Tuesday on “Fox & Friends.”<\/a><\/p>\n

White said the case exposes weaknesses in welfare oversight that impact taxpayers nationwide. Mississippi is among several states where federal officials say fraud went undetected.<\/p>\n

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“This has been going on\u2026 in multiple states around the country,” White said, adding that increased enforcement<\/a> under the Trump administration has brought more cases to light.<\/p>\n

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“What we needed was a president who would come into office, who’s not afraid of being called names, who just wants to stop the nonsense that is happening to taxpayers,” he added.<\/p>\n

According to White, federal welfare money is distributed to states and funneled to third-party nonprofits with little oversight, creating opportunities for misuse. He said nonprofit leaders in Mississippi are accused of using welfare funds for personal purchases, including homes and cars.<\/p>\n

“The heads of the nonprofits<\/a> started doling out money, both to the benefit of the folks who are running the state agency here in Mississippi and then to the benefit of some of their friends,” White said.<\/p>\n

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Prosecutors allege at least $77 million in taxpayer funds were misused in Mississippi, with some funds going toward personal purchases instead of the welfare programs they were intended for. Seven people have already pleaded guilty<\/a> in the case to either state or federal charges.<\/p>\n

Former WWE star Ted DiBiase Jr.<\/a> has been charged with participating in the fraud scheme. Prosecutors accuse him of pocketing millions in welfare funds. The trial is set to begin this week, and he has pleaded not guilty.<\/p>\n

Federal authorities in Minnesota are also investigating allegations of widespread fraud involving childcare and other social services programs. Democratic Gov. Tim Walz announced Monday he will not seek re-election as the state faces ongoing federal investigations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/mississippi-auditor-warns-welfare-fraud-incredibly-easy-77m-trial-begins <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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