Mississippi's Ex-Welfare Director, 5 Others Arrested Over 'Massive' Fraud
Authorities say a multimillion-dollar embezzlement scheme funneled money from a fund for the needy families into personal expenses, including a stay at a luxury rehab center in California.
Mississippi's auditor says the former head of the state's welfare agency was part of a multimillion-dollar embezzlement scheme in which officials diverted public money away from needy families and toward their own personal projects, from business investments to a luxury rehab stay in California.
Agents from the auditor's office have arrested John Davis, the former head of the Mississippi Department of Human Services, along with four colleagues and a former pro wrestler, saying they worked
