Mississippi Swindle (ePub)

How America's youngest state auditor uncovered the largest public corruption scandal in the history of the nation's poorest state

"A must read" with all the thrills of a John Grisham novel - for fans of shocking true crime exposés like Black Edge and Bad Blood (Peter Schweizer, author of Secret Empires)

This riveting exposé details 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 and tarnished reputations, including that of Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre.

Well-connected donors, highly placed officials and popular public figures, including Favre, lined their own pockets with tens of millions of dollars diverted from the federal government's TANF - temporary assistance for needy families - program 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 - from the perpetrators, to the impoverished citizens for whom the money was intended, to the investigators, prosecutors and reporters who held them to account - Mississippi Swindle is a political and true crime drama that highlights larger crises while appealing to a broad nationwide audience.