State auditor launches new effort to find waste in small agencies
Mississippi State Auditor Shad White is launching a new effort to crack down on wasteful spending. The audit will be focusing on smaller state agencies,…
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State Auditor releases report on undocumented immigrants
A new report from State Auditor Shad White claims Mississippi taxpayers spent more than ten and a half million dollars on Medicaid services for undocumented immigrants over a three-year…
Auditor demands private prison company pay $7.4M to Mississippi, calls for AG to enforce
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG/Mississippi Today A private prison company must pay $7.4 million to Mississippi for failing to maintain enough staff to ensure the safety of prisoners and prison employees, State Auditor Shad White said on Monday. The demand, which White said…
State auditor questions BP projects selection process
Every year the Mississippi Legislature chooses economic development projects paid for by the BP settlement’s Gulf Coast Restoration Fund. Lawmakers get recommendations from an advisory board and the Mississippi Development Authority.…
State Auditor Shad White announces run for governor
Even though it’s on the fairly distant horizon, there is a lot of talk about 2027 statewide elections. Most of the focus is on the governor’s race with…
State Auditor Shad White discusses legislative priorities
Mississippi lawmakers will gavel in for the start of the 2026 Legislative Session on January 6. State leaders are submitting agendas, including State Auditor Shad White. White released his…
State Auditor’s Office announces partnership with ICE
JACKSON, Miss. (WXXV)- State Auditor Shad White announced his office has signed an agreement with Immigration and Customs Enforcement. According to White, agents will be trained and approved by…
Brett Favre’s defamation lawsuit against Mississippi auditor will move forward, court says
By SOPHIE BATES Updated 4:28 PM CDT, May 9, 2025 Share JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A defamation lawsuit filed by retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre against Mississippi Auditor Shad White for his comments on a welfare scandal will move forward after Mississippi’s…
Auditor Shad White wants defamation case filed by Brett Favre dismissed
HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV)-State Auditor Shad White is appealing to the Mississippi Supreme Court as he seeks to get the defamation case filed against him…
Bill stripping state auditor of power dies on Senate floor
A bill came out of a Senate committee that would have taken powers away from the state auditor’s office to investigate wasteful spending. The bill died…
Creating an office like DOGE in Mississippi
We’ve all heard of DOGE or Department of Government Efficiency run by Elon Musk who was appointed by President Trump to track down waste, fraud, and abuse. What about…
State Auditor Shad White stops by WXXV
Mississippi State Auditor Shad White stopped by the WXXV News station Friday. White sits down with Dave…
Favre tries to expand his defamation lawsuit against Mississippi auditor over welfare spending
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre is trying to expand his defamation lawsuit against Mississippi Auditor Shad White to include a book White wrote about the misspending of welfare money that was supposed to help some of the…
Former park commissioner charged with embezzlement
Today State Auditor Shad White announced that Special Agents from his office arrested Megan Berry, former Caledonia Park Commission treasurer, on one count of embezzlement. Berry is accused of taking public funds that came into her possession by virtue of…
Former Mississippi Lottery Corporation official pleads guilty to embezzlement
State Auditor Shad White announced Thursday that Hope Bishop, the former vice president of Human Resources at the Mississippi Lottery Corporation, has pleaded guilty to embezzlement. She was sentenced to 20 years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of…
Former Ellisville deputy city clerk sentenced in embezzlement case
State Auditor Shad White announced Wednesday that former Ellisville Deputy City Clerk Emerald Wuertz pleaded guilty to embezzlement. Wuertz was arrested by agents in September of 2023 and served with a $41,246.20 demand letter. Wuertz is guilty of altering customers'…
State Auditor Counter-Sues Favre for TANF Funds
JACKSON, Miss. – Today State Auditor Shad White’s office counter-sued Brett Favre for hundreds of thousands of welfare dollars. Last February, Favre sued White for defamation for truthful statements Auditor White made describing Mississippi’s large welfare fraud scandal. Auditor White’s attorneys…
Brett Favre will testify under oath in Mississippi welfare scandal civil case
BY MICHAEL GOLDBERG JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre will answer questions under oath about the misspending of federal welfare money in Mississippi, where public money intended to help some of the nation’s poorest people was used to…
Gautier Utility employee charged with embezzlement
A former Gautier Utility Department employee has been arrested in an embezzlement case investigated by the state Auditor. Auditor Shad White said Alicia Landaverde, 40, was arrested Monday and charged with embezzlement and false statements. She was taken to the…
State Auditor Shad White Testifies to US House Ways & Means Committee on Welfare Case
JACKSON, Miss. – Today State Auditor Shad White addressed the US House Ways & Means Subcommittee on Work and Welfare on the massive misappropriation of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) funds uncovered by his office. White presented the case to…
Former Jackson County employee pleads guilty to embezzlement
A former Jackson County employee has been convicted of embezzlement. State Auditor Shad White said Jonathan Smith was convicted of two counts of embezzlement in Jackson County. He was sentenced to five years in prison, followed by five years of…
Brett Favre sues auditor, sportscasters in defamation case
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre filed lawsuits Thursday in Mississippi, accusing the state auditor and two national sportscasters of defaming him in public discussions about the misspending of welfare money that was supposed to help some…
State Auditor Shad White files for re-election
State Auditor Shad White is the latest statewide elected official to file for re-election ahead of this year's state elections. The Republican was appointed to the job…
Former Jackson County employee pleads guilty to stealing road equipment
A former Jackson County employee pleaded guilty to stealing road maintenance equipment from the county. Charles Smith was convicted of two counts of embezzlement for stealing road equipment such as chainsaws, lawn trimmers, a concrete saw and tractor implements from…