Hinds County Circuit Court records show Anne McGrew, 65, pleaded guilty to on Monday to one charge of conspiracy to commit embezzlement.
An accountant involved in a a major embezzlement scheme has pleaded guilty to her role in a staggering theft of welfare money in Mississippi, the poorest state in the U.S.
McGrew pleaded guilty on Monday to one charge of conspiracy to commit embezzlement. She told the court that she helped the News and others to move money provided to the nonprofit Mississippi Community Education Center to an account owned by New Learning Inc., a for-profit company owned by the News.FILE - In this Sept. 7, 2016 file photo, John Davis, then executive director of the Mississippi Department of Human Services, answers lawmakers questions at a hearing at the Capitol in Jackson, Miss.
Those indicted were the department's former director, John Davis; former professional wrestler Brett DiBiase; former Department of Human Services employee Latimer Smith; Nancy New, who has been the director of the Mississippi Community Education Center and New Learning Resources; Zach New, who has been assistant executive director of the education center; and McGrew, an accountant for the education center.
Mississippi Community Education Center, operating as Families First for Mississippi, received more than $44 million in government grants from mid-2014 to mid-2018, according to nonprofit tax filings. Amounts spiked to $12.9 million and $26.7 million in the final two years, as Davis outsourced a large portion of Mississippi's Temporary Assistance to Needy Families spending to the group.
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