W.Va. Governor Denies Knowing Family Took Subsidy

October 17, 2019 4:09 am

LEWISBURG, W.Va. (AP) – The billionaire governor of West Virginia says he didn’t know one of his family businesses took in a $125,000 federal subsidy meant to help farmers through the U.S. trade war with China.  Gov. Jim Justice told reporters on Thursday that he wasn’t aware Justice Farms of North Carolina received the payment. He also said many other farms got the subsidy and that he wants “goodness for everybody.”  A recording of Justice’s comments was posted online by a reporter for Ogden Newspapers. They came after a fundraiser for his reelection that was headlined by Donald Trump, Jr. and held at a lavish resort Justice owns called The Greenbrier.  Records reviewed by The Associated Press show Justice Farms of North Carolina received $121,398 for soybeans and $3,602 for corn earlier this year.  Justice has a net worth estimated at $1.5 billion and is considered to be West Virginia’s richest man.