A new report from the Office of the State Auditor alleges failure by two Mississippi agencies to ensure proper oversight of public money given to nonprofits.

State Auditor Shad White said Monday that the Mississippi State Department of Health and the Mississippi Department of Human Services spent large sums of taxpayer funds on bloated employee salaries, gift cards, and gym memberships, among other purchases he deemed questionable.

According to the report, the state health department, in a campaign to decrease diet-related diseases among “disadvantaged Mississippians,” gave more than $250,000 to a nonprofit called My Brother’s Keeper. Analysts at the state auditor’s office alleged the nonprofit underspent on providing services and overspent on paying salaries to its own employees.

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