NEW: In 2019, then-Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves met with his personal trainer and the now-indicted state welfare director. Two days later, texts show, the director asked a deputy to covertly fund the trainer's project he called “the Lt. Gov’s fitness issue.'
by Anna Wolfe, Mississippi Today August 12, 2022 Mississippi’s former welfare director said he was acting on behalf of then-Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves, text messages indicate, when he funneled $1.3 million into a fitness program that the state is now targeting in its civil lawsuit to recoup millions in misspent federal dollars. Reeves’ longtime personal trainer and buddy Paul Lacoste is a defendant in the suit – the state’s primary response to the blockbuster scandal uncovered in 2020.
This article first appeared on Mississippi Today and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts on our investigative coverage of Mississippi's welfare scandal:Anna Wolfe, a native of Tacoma, Wa., is an investigative reporter writing about poverty and economic justice. Before joining the staff at Mississippi Today in September of 2018, Anna worked for three years at Clarion Ledger, Mississippi’s statewide daily newspaper.
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