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A former director of the Mississippi Department of Human Services, John Davis, pleaded guilty Thursday to federal and state felony charges in a conspiracy to misspend welfare money.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 25, 2022

Eating out frequently, memberships that aren’t being used, and multiple impulse purchases are some of the ways people misspend.

From Slate ● Jun. 6, 2021

“If there was a way to misspend money, it seems DHS leadership or their grantees thought of it and tried it,” White said Monday.

From Washington Times ● May 4, 2020

Green did not respond to an email and voice mail, but in state filings she said her nonprofit helped many and did not misspend money.

From Chicago Tribune ● Jul. 14, 2014

The marquis, dazzled by these reasons, gave up the point, and it was resolved, that the young marquis should not misspend his time in endeavoring to become acquainted with Cicero, Horace and Virgil.

From Voltaire's Romances, Complete in One Volume by

Numerous investigations and reports have determined that the city often misspends money designated for at-risk students, using it to meet regular expenses and staffing needs that the per-pupil funding should cover.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 14, 2022

In the first of the eight prints, young Tom Rakewell inherits wealth from his miserly father and misspends it for the remainder of his life in copying the lifestyle of an aristocrat.

From The Harlot's Progress, The Rake's Progress (MS., CA. 1778-1780) by Anonymous

The workers’ coordinated front is going up against a school district facing leadership turmoil and suspicion of misspent funds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 13, 2026

She plans out every part of the trip to avoid even one misspent moment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 17, 2026

It believes that much of that funding has been misspent.

From BBC ● Jan. 29, 2025

Beutner said it was important not to wait, because it will be hard to claw back for students money that has already been misspent.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 1, 2024

“This can’t be the first time an unauthorized person misspent money.”

From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman

The rules will soon establish a strong, streamlined process to limit misspending, with required financial and programmatic audits and streamlined alternatives for smaller scholarship organizations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026

“If we end up misspending a couple of hundred billion dollars, I think that that is going to be very unfortunate, obviously,” Zuckerberg said in a 2025 podcast.

From Barron's ● Apr. 29, 2026

During her tenure, her agency uncovered tens of millions of dollars of local government misspending and questionable financial practices.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2024

In February, a Manhattan jury found Wayne LaPierre, the longtime leader of the N.R.A., liable for misspending $5.4 million of the organization’s money.

From New York Times ● Apr. 17, 2024

The women next door have another reproach: Maria Isabel is misspending the hard-earned money, $100 to $150 a month, that Enrique diligently sends his daughter.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario