Former Gov. Phil Bryant boasted of Prevacus stock offer at Christmas party, court filing alleges by Anna Wolfe, Mississippi Today February 26, 2024 Former Gov. Phil Bryant’s intent to accept stock in a pharmaceutical company that had received hundreds of thousands of federal funds from the welfare agency he controlled was a topic of conversation at his final Christmas party at the Governor’s Mansion, a recent court filing alleges.
“After the meeting, I asked John why he had committed so much funding so quickly. John said he had spoken with Governor Bryant and the Governor wanted Prevacus funded. John said the Governor was ‘all about this happening.’” New’s filing also alleges Bryant instructed Davis to fund the volleyball stadium project.