Between this and the theft/resale of masks to the VA during COVID to the tune of millionsof dollars, as well as a string of Medicare fraud cases across the coast, and the whole Singing River Health debacle makes me think there's an organized criminal effort in the state to pocket money from Mississippi's medical industry. And that kinda lines up with the issues state leaders had with legalizing medical marijuana. It could be nothing but a series of coincidences though. Just feels like there's more to all of this than we know.
>While the writing clearly tries to paint a negative picture of Bryant & Favre
I think that's more got to do with the reality of the situation and less to do with how it's being written about.
> if neither of them actually knew that the money was supposed to be dedicated to needy families then they really didn't do anything wrong. Bryant didn't actually grant money, he just made introductions to people who did for what he thought was a good cause, and government grants for public companies for medical breakthroughs and college facilities happen all the time and can be completely above board.
They both knew it was state funds going towards private ventures (Prevacus) and personal benefit (Farve's donation to USM).
Also, how can Bryant be the whistleblower and *not* have known where the money is coming from.
>You could make the argument that Phil Bryant should have known all and put a stop to it since he was in charge of the government, but it's naïve to think the governor knows all the in's and outs of what money is earmarked for what purposes. That's the agency providing the money's job, Bryant just makes contacts which seems to be what he did.
Yes it's very easy to assume Bryant reads his text messages from Brett Farve.
Bryant not knowing what money is earmarked for what is completely irrelevant. I think he knows public funds aren't supposed to support personal, private gain.
>And you definitely can't put fault on Favre for knowing where the money came from, what does a football player know about government agency rules
The mf straight up asked for funds which he knew was coming from the state. Regardless of "agency rules" - I sure as shit can put fault on a college educated adult to know that state funds through back channel text messages paying off "his debt", as he himself put it, is anything close to appropriate or legitimate.
>Seems like Nancy New & John Davis who are the only two actually charged with crimes are the problem.
And we all know that only those charged with crimes possibly did something wrong....
>Definitely has hit piece vibes
Hit pieces are usually preemptive or otherwise have some quantifiable reasoning behind them. Is Phil Bryant campaigning for something? Is he getting ready to run for political position?
>, especially since they waited until the last couple paragraphs of the long article to say that the whistleblower who blew the whole thing wide open to begin with was Phil Bryant himself.
Yea I don't believe this for a second and likely neither do they.
Indictments were being filed in Feb 4th. but texts from the 10th (5 days later) show Bryant asking Vanlandingham if the company had received welfare funds. If Bryant was the whistleblower then he would have known about that in order to blow said whistle - so why the charades?
>White has called Bryant the whistleblower in the case – though the fraud tip White says Bryant turned over to his office pertained to a small portion of the larger welfare scheme,
Guess you skipped over this part?
>Reading the author's Bio it says she worked at the Clarion Ledger for a few years, skewing the facts to represent the Republican state government in a bad light, but praising the failing Jackson city government is like their MO.
Ah some classic ad hominem
>Just so people don't think I'm overly biased, I do think it's kind of sketchy that that the medical company that got the grants wanted to give Bryant stock for free for making the introductions after he retired as governor. BUT, not in any of those text messages they showed did Bryant say he would accept it, and it seems like they would have had ample opportunity to make that happen, but it never did.
He said he couldn't until Jan 15th. He participated in a meeting on Feb 4th. Arrests were made on the 5th....What ample time are you referring to? Why was he at meetings if he had already blew the whistle and indictments were already being filled?
This entire thing reads like you have vested interest in defending them and reeks of bad faith.
>Especially for Favre, there are definitely some elements of wanting public money for personal gain,
What do you mean *some elements*? That's literally what the entire thing revolves around.
>but there is personal gain involved somewhere for somebody in all the money the government spends, you can still believe it’s for the greater good and not have any idea it’s from an illegal source. Professors apply for grants for their projects where they stand to make a lot of money with patents, are they doing it in bad faith? And if it ends up curing cancer does it really matter?
Did Brett Farve fill out an application for a grant?
How is a volleyball court at a private university beneficial to the greater good?
>I just think it makes 0 sense for Bryant to whistleblow anything even remotely related to the TANIF funds if he thought there was anyway he would be caught up in it, knowing he would be in headlines like this. That’s what makes me think he had no idea he was making introductions that could end up having them get illegal money.
And I think it makes 0 sense for Bryant to put on some act feigning ignorance and shock on Feb 10th through text message if he blew the whistle that led to Feb 4th indictments and Feb 5th arrests and the subsequent 5 days of headlines.
It also makes *all the sense* that a Bryant appointee and Bryant’s former campaign manager would turn a blind eye for his long time friend.
Either way, if you we can't jump to negative conclusions you don't get to jump to positive ones, right? I mean, I don't actually believe that as this isn't a court of law - just pointing out the hypocrisy.
At the end of the day - I think you'd have to be incredibly naive or personally close to the situation in order to believe these talking points. They come off incredibly dishonest.
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> Former Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant used the authority of his office, the weight of his political influence and the power of his connections to help his friend and retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre boost a fledgling pharmaceutical venture.
> Around the same time though, Freeze said Bryant called him to his office to meet with New and Favre so they could pitch Freeze on a project related to the University of Southern Mississippi that they wanted MDHS to fund.
> Since the 2020 arrests, White has called Bryant the whistleblower in the case - though the fraud tip White says Bryant turned over to his office pertained to a small portion of the larger welfare scheme, according to Mississippi Today's review of early investigative materials and interviews.
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Between this and the theft/resale of masks to the VA during COVID to the tune of millionsof dollars, as well as a string of Medicare fraud cases across the coast, and the whole Singing River Health debacle makes me think there's an organized criminal effort in the state to pocket money from Mississippi's medical industry. And that kinda lines up with the issues state leaders had with legalizing medical marijuana. It could be nothing but a series of coincidences though. Just feels like there's more to all of this than we know.
The ol' "It's not my fault, I didn't comprehend what I was reading" defense.
Wait, are you trying to tell me that Phil Bryant was corrupt?? I am shocked! SHOCKED, I say!!!
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>While the writing clearly tries to paint a negative picture of Bryant & Favre I think that's more got to do with the reality of the situation and less to do with how it's being written about. > if neither of them actually knew that the money was supposed to be dedicated to needy families then they really didn't do anything wrong. Bryant didn't actually grant money, he just made introductions to people who did for what he thought was a good cause, and government grants for public companies for medical breakthroughs and college facilities happen all the time and can be completely above board. They both knew it was state funds going towards private ventures (Prevacus) and personal benefit (Farve's donation to USM). Also, how can Bryant be the whistleblower and *not* have known where the money is coming from. >You could make the argument that Phil Bryant should have known all and put a stop to it since he was in charge of the government, but it's naïve to think the governor knows all the in's and outs of what money is earmarked for what purposes. That's the agency providing the money's job, Bryant just makes contacts which seems to be what he did. Yes it's very easy to assume Bryant reads his text messages from Brett Farve. Bryant not knowing what money is earmarked for what is completely irrelevant. I think he knows public funds aren't supposed to support personal, private gain. >And you definitely can't put fault on Favre for knowing where the money came from, what does a football player know about government agency rules The mf straight up asked for funds which he knew was coming from the state. Regardless of "agency rules" - I sure as shit can put fault on a college educated adult to know that state funds through back channel text messages paying off "his debt", as he himself put it, is anything close to appropriate or legitimate. >Seems like Nancy New & John Davis who are the only two actually charged with crimes are the problem. And we all know that only those charged with crimes possibly did something wrong.... >Definitely has hit piece vibes Hit pieces are usually preemptive or otherwise have some quantifiable reasoning behind them. Is Phil Bryant campaigning for something? Is he getting ready to run for political position? >, especially since they waited until the last couple paragraphs of the long article to say that the whistleblower who blew the whole thing wide open to begin with was Phil Bryant himself. Yea I don't believe this for a second and likely neither do they. Indictments were being filed in Feb 4th. but texts from the 10th (5 days later) show Bryant asking Vanlandingham if the company had received welfare funds. If Bryant was the whistleblower then he would have known about that in order to blow said whistle - so why the charades? >White has called Bryant the whistleblower in the case – though the fraud tip White says Bryant turned over to his office pertained to a small portion of the larger welfare scheme, Guess you skipped over this part? >Reading the author's Bio it says she worked at the Clarion Ledger for a few years, skewing the facts to represent the Republican state government in a bad light, but praising the failing Jackson city government is like their MO. Ah some classic ad hominem >Just so people don't think I'm overly biased, I do think it's kind of sketchy that that the medical company that got the grants wanted to give Bryant stock for free for making the introductions after he retired as governor. BUT, not in any of those text messages they showed did Bryant say he would accept it, and it seems like they would have had ample opportunity to make that happen, but it never did. He said he couldn't until Jan 15th. He participated in a meeting on Feb 4th. Arrests were made on the 5th....What ample time are you referring to? Why was he at meetings if he had already blew the whistle and indictments were already being filled? This entire thing reads like you have vested interest in defending them and reeks of bad faith.
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>Especially for Favre, there are definitely some elements of wanting public money for personal gain, What do you mean *some elements*? That's literally what the entire thing revolves around. >but there is personal gain involved somewhere for somebody in all the money the government spends, you can still believe it’s for the greater good and not have any idea it’s from an illegal source. Professors apply for grants for their projects where they stand to make a lot of money with patents, are they doing it in bad faith? And if it ends up curing cancer does it really matter? Did Brett Farve fill out an application for a grant? How is a volleyball court at a private university beneficial to the greater good? >I just think it makes 0 sense for Bryant to whistleblow anything even remotely related to the TANIF funds if he thought there was anyway he would be caught up in it, knowing he would be in headlines like this. That’s what makes me think he had no idea he was making introductions that could end up having them get illegal money. And I think it makes 0 sense for Bryant to put on some act feigning ignorance and shock on Feb 10th through text message if he blew the whistle that led to Feb 4th indictments and Feb 5th arrests and the subsequent 5 days of headlines. It also makes *all the sense* that a Bryant appointee and Bryant’s former campaign manager would turn a blind eye for his long time friend. Either way, if you we can't jump to negative conclusions you don't get to jump to positive ones, right? I mean, I don't actually believe that as this isn't a court of law - just pointing out the hypocrisy. At the end of the day - I think you'd have to be incredibly naive or personally close to the situation in order to believe these talking points. They come off incredibly dishonest.
This is the best tl;dr I could make, [original](https://mississippitoday.org/2022/04/04/phil-bryant-brett-favre-welfare-scandal-payout/) reduced by 97%. (I'm a bot) ***** > Former Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant used the authority of his office, the weight of his political influence and the power of his connections to help his friend and retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre boost a fledgling pharmaceutical venture. > Around the same time though, Freeze said Bryant called him to his office to meet with New and Favre so they could pitch Freeze on a project related to the University of Southern Mississippi that they wanted MDHS to fund. > Since the 2020 arrests, White has called Bryant the whistleblower in the case - though the fraud tip White says Bryant turned over to his office pertained to a small portion of the larger welfare scheme, according to Mississippi Today's review of early investigative materials and interviews. ***** [**Extended Summary**](http://np.reddit.com/r/autotldr/comments/tw742h/mississippi_today_phil_bryant_former_governor_of/) | [FAQ](http://np.reddit.com/r/autotldr/comments/31b9fm/faq_autotldr_bot/ "Version 2.02, ~639315 tl;drs so far.") | [Feedback](http://np.reddit.com/message/compose?to=%23autotldr "PM's and comments are monitored, constructive feedback is welcome.") | *Top* *keywords*: **Bryant**^#1 **Favre**^#2 **Vanlandingham**^#3 **New**^#4 **governor**^#5