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Neuroscientist becomes the seventh person to plead guilty in welfare scandal
By ANNA WOLFE - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Thu,07/25/24-1:05PM , 197 Reads 5,693 Statewide
Nearly five years after officials first named his company in the “largest public embezzlement case in state history,” Florida neuroscientist Jacob Vanlandingham has pleaded guilty to one federal charge of wire fraud.
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Lobaki Director of Production Zack Davenport (left) with company President Kevin Loud at the VR company, Thursday, April 18, 2024 in Jackson. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today

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‘A little bit of blood’: Mississippi tech company settles welfare scandal suit
By ANNA WOLFE - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Tue,04/23/24-4:15PM , 480 Reads 9,125 Statewide
Lobaki is one of the first defendants in Mississippi’s civil suit against dozens of alleged welfare fraudsters to exit the case through a settlement.
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Gamblers won’t see child support withholdings in Mississippi this year
By ANNA WOLFE - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Fri,04/05/24-9:05PM , 292 Reads 6,894 Statewide
Though the bill got further this year than ever before, legislation to intercept gambling and sports betting winnings from people who owe child support to the state has died.
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Former Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant, left, and former House Speaker Philip Gunn share a laugh before Gov. Tate Reeves' inauguration ceremony at the Mississippi Capitol in Jackson, Miss., Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024. Credit: Eric J. Shelton/Mississippi Today

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State withheld ‘Backchannel’ texts from New defense teams for years, lawsuit alleges
By ANNA WOLFE - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Thu,02/29/24-1:25AM , 282 Reads 7,139 Statewide
In the first third-party complaint against former Gov. Phil Bryant filed by a defendant in the ongoing welfare fraud litigation, Jess New alleges Bryant played a “principal role in the ‘illegal’ transaction” and that a cover-up is afoot.
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