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Aug 06, 2024 | ISBN 9781586423865

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Praise

“A gripping … disturbing account … White’s descriptions of greed and the abuse of power by special interest groups are bold, brave, and commanding [and] an engrossing look at political maneuvering behind the scenes … Highlighting an astonishing fraud that misdirected welfare dollars in the poorest state in the country, Mississippi Swindle issues timely warnings to the rest of the nation.” 
Foreword Reviews

“Mississippi’s state auditor Shad White names names in his fast-paced account of the plunder of $100 million in welfare funds by corrupt officials and their well-connected associates – including celebrity athletes. White also reveals a lack of cooperation and outright opposition to the investigation by prosecutors, legislators and other powerful figures that was almost as maddening as the theft itself.” — Curtis Wilkie, author of The Fall of the House of Zeus

“A lot of people talk about corruption and fraud–but very few people do anything about it.  Shad White is one of those people who is taking action. And in this book he explains how he did it.  A must read.” — Peter Schweizer, author of the #1 New York Times best seller Secret Empires

“I first met Shad White when he was a Rhodes Scholar, and we sat in an ancient pub in Oxford, England and talked about our shared hopes for a better, more just Mississippi. I am not surprised he has dedicated himself to public service — a chapter of which is contained between these covers.” —
Wright Thompson, author of Pappyland

Table Of Contents

Contents 

Author’s Note
Introduction
1. “It’s one of the hardest, best jobs in state government”
2.The Wrestlers
3. The News
4. The Prosecutors
5. The Proof
6. “A nice woman”
7. The Welfare Game
8. The Peddlers
9. The Audit
10. The Gunslinger
11. The System
12. Alone
13. “What were they thinking?”
14. You will be getting paid regularly
15. “It’s not time to worry”
16. The Demands
17. The Governor
18. The Pleas
19. The White Whale
20. The Plan
21. “We will go after them all”
22. “Why did you do this?”
23. Strong-Arm
Conclusion
Epilogue
Acknowledgments
Notes

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