“Now that the court has ruled that Lynn Fitch has the sole authority to file suit to get misspent taxpayer money back, I can only assume the Attorney General will now change course and begin to aggressively fight in court for the recovery of all the welfare money,” State Auditor Shad White said.
Mississippi’s state auditor doesn’t have the power to sue to recover misspent welfare funds from Brett Favre or other defendants, the top court ruled.