Lawyer probing Brett Favre, ex-Gov Phil Bryant in $94M Mississippi welfare fraud 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 of his work. He believes that it was politically motivated.
“All I did and I believe all that caused me to be terminated from representing the department or having anything to do with the litigation was to try to get the truth about all of that," Pigott said.
MDHS is overseen by Republican Gov. Tate Reeves. Pigott, a Democrat, anticipates that another Republican will take his place.
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