She exposed how the nation's poorest state spent federal welfare money. Now she might go to jail.
She exposed how the nation's poorest state spent federal welfare money. Now she might go to jail.
"The rabbit's got the gun now," said a lawyer for former Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant, who is trying to force reporter Anna Wolfe to reveal her sources.
The investigation, published in a multi-part series in 2022, revealed for the first time how former Gov. Phil Bryant used his office to steer the spending of millions of federal welfare dollars — money intended to help the state’s poorest residents — to benefit his family and friends, including NFL Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre
The journalist who reports on corruption will be in jail and not those who actually did it.
She'll join Reality Winner, Chelsea Manning, Edward Snowden, and Julian Assange...