Mississippi auditor reports fraud convictions, audits, $30.9M childcare payments

Mississippi auditor reports fraud convictions, audits, $30.9M childcare payments

This summer the Mississippi Office of the State Auditor said it secured a guilty plea in an unemployment benefits fraud case, found taxpayers paid up to $30.9 million during fiscal 2024 for children reported absent from child care centers receiving state funds, launched a new audit initiative targeting small boards…

Mississippi auditor: taxpayers paid $30.9M for absent childcare, announces guilty pleas

The Mississippi Office of the State Auditor said this summer it found taxpayers paid up to $30.9 million during fiscal 2024 for children reported absent from subsidized childcare and announced multiple guilty pleas in fraud and embezzlement cases.