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
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.
