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Mississippi Department of Human Services sues Brett Favre, others over welfare misspending

John Davis, former Mississippi welfare agency leader, pleads guilty, agrees to testify against others​


A former director of Mississippi's welfare agency pleaded guilty Thursday to federal and state charges in a conspiracy to misspend tens of millions of dollars that were intended to help needy families in one of the poorest states in the United States -- part of the largest public corruption case in the state's history. In federal court, John Davis pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy and one count of theft from programs receiving federal funds. In state court a short time later, he pleaded guilty to five counts of conspiracy and 13 counts of fraud against the government. Davis, 54, was an influential figure in a scandal that has produced criminal charges against several people, including pro wrestler Ted DiBiase, known as the "million dollar man,' whose Christian ministry was ordered to repay more than $720,000 in misspent welfare money. The scandal also has raised questions about retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre and former Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant. Favre and Bryant have not been charged in the welfare misspending case.

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Brett Favre pressed for facility funding despite being told legality in question, court filing says​


NFL Hall of Famer Brett Favre continued to press Mississippi state officials for help in paying for new sports facilities at the University of Southern Mississippi months after being told by then-Gov. Phil Bryant that the misuse of state welfare funds could be illegal, according to text messages in a court filing. Favre, who has not been charged in Mississippi's massive welfare scandal, has said through attorneys that he did not know the origin of the funds.

On July 28, 2019, Bryant texted Favre that the founder of a nonprofit who paid him "has some limited control over Federal Funds in the form of Grants for Children and adults in the Low Income Community." "Use of these funds [is] tightly controlled," Bryant wrote, according to the filing. "Any improper use could result in violation of Federal Law. Auditors are currently reviewing the use of these funds."

According to the filing, Favre texted Bryant on Sept. 4, 2019, after a meeting they and others had to discuss requesting an additional $1.8 million to $2 million for programs at the new facility. "We obviously need your help big time and time is working against us," Favre wrote. "And we feel that your name is the perfect choice for this facility and we are not taking No for an answer! You are a Southern Miss Alumni, and folks need to know you are also a supporter of the University."

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Hall of Fame QB Brett Favre's charity donated to University of Southern Mississippi Athletic Foundation while he pushed for state funds​


Former NFL quarterback Brett Favre's charity, Favre 4 Hope, donated more than $130,000 to the University of Southern Mississippi Athletic Foundation from 2018 to 2020, according to tax records obtained by ESPN on Wednesday. During this same period, Favre was trying to raise money for a new volleyball stadium at the university, where he played football and his daughter was on the volleyball team. Funds for that stadium are under scrutiny in the largest public fraud case in Mississippi state history. Between 2011 and 2017, the year his daughter enrolled at USM, Favre 4 Hope gave the Athletic Foundation a combined $47,900. (Tax records were not available for 2016.) In 2015, when Favre's daughter played volleyball at Oak Grove High School, his foundation gave the school's booster club $60,000, tax records show. In 2013, the booster club received $10,000 from Favre 4 Hope.

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Mississippi football legend Marcus Dupree denies allegations of wrongdoing in welfare fraud case​


Marcus Dupree, who rose to fame in Mississippi and beyond after a brief but impressive football career that became the subject of an ESPN documentary, is speaking out about his alleged role in a sprawling welfare fraud case that has also entangled Hall of Fame NFL quarterback Brett Favre and dozens of others. A lawsuit filed in May by the Mississippi Department of Human Services alleges Dupree was illegally paid hundreds of thousands of dollars in federal welfare money that was intended for the state's neediest families. On Wednesday, Dupree denied wrongdoing in an interview with ESPN. But his name didn't appear with any frequency in the national media until the results of a state audit in Mississippi became public and a lawsuit was then filed by the state in May against Dupree, his foundation and dozens of other defendants. According to the lawsuit, from August 2017 to September 2019 Dupree was paid $371,000 from Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) funds.

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Brands are quiet quitting Brett Favre amid welfare scandal​


At least two brands appear to be quietly distancing themselves from Brett Favre in the aftermath of his connection to a welfare scandal in Mississippi. Favre and the pharma startup the Hall of Fame quarterback was associated with are linked to millions in diverted funds, according to court filings and media reporters. The latest allegations — related to $5 million of misused welfare money that went to build a volleyball complex at the college where his daughter played — were reported by Mississippi Today on Sept. 13.

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Explainer: Brett Favre, other sports figures in Mississippi welfare fraud case​


Mississippi’s largest public corruption case, in which tens of millions of dollars earmarked for needy families was misspent, involves a number of sports figures with ties to the state — including NFL royalty Brett Favre and a famous former pro wrestler. At the center, though, is the former head of the state’s Department of Human Services, John Davis, who pleaded guilty on Sept. 22 to federal counts of conspiracy and theft and state counts of conspiracy and fraud against the government. Davis has agreed to testify against others in the case. Other people who have pleaded guilty to state charges include a mother and son who ran a nonprofit and an education company.

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Brett Favre
The Hall of Famer, legendary Green Bay Packers quarterback, 1997 Super Bowl winner and University of Southern Mississippi alumnus is one of the celebrity centerpieces of the scandal.

Ted DiBiase Sr. and sons Teddy and Brett​

Ted DiBiase Sr. (the Million Dollar Man) was a fixture in pro wresting in the 1980s and ’90s with his gleaming, custom-made belt and “everybody has a price” catchphrase. - His son Teddy, who was a WWE wrestler in the 2000s and 2010s. - Brett DiBiase also lives in the state and owns Restore 2 LLC.

Marcus Dupree​

Dupree was widely recruited as a high school running back in Mississippi in the early 1980s, ended up going to Oklahoma and was heralded as a possible Heisman contender, but left midway through his sophomore season and graduated from Southern Miss.

Paul Lacoste​

Lacoste was a linebacker at Mississippi State in the mid-1990s and played in the Canadian Football League for a year.
 

Brett Favre and the Mississippi welfare scandal: What we know​


What allegations is Brett Favre facing in the lawsuit?​


The state of Mississippi has filed a civil lawsuit against Favre and others to recover more than $20 million in misspent welfare money intended to help needy people in one of the country’s poorest states.Text messages entered in the lawsuit show that then-governor Phil Bryant was involved in the scheme and even guided Favre on how to write a funding proposal so that it could be accepted by the Mississippi Department of Human Services. Bryant is not among those named in the state’s civil lawsuit.

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Brett Favre's 'Unjustly Smeared' Comment Reignites Debate About Media​


Former NFL quarterback Brett Favre on Tuesday broke his silence about allegations that he was involved in a Mississippi welfare fraud case. Favre denied knowing that money he helped raise for a volleyball center came from funds designated for welfare recipient's. Favre has been accused of taking $5 million from Mississippi's welfare fund to help build a volleyball and wellness facility at the University of Southern Mississippi, where Favre played football and his daughter plays volleyball. Mississippi Auditor Shade White has also alleged that the Hall of Famer took $1 million in welfare funds for speaking engagements that he did not attend.

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Brett Favre at Super Bowl LVI


Former NFL star Brett Favre is seen at a SiriusXM event at Super Bowl LVI on February 11 in Los Angeles. Favre said in a statement that he's been smeared by the media for his alleged role in a welfare fund scandal.
 

Brett Favre must think we’re all stupid​


What do athletes, politicians, and celebrities all have in common? They usually blame the media when they screw up. “I have been unjustly smeared in the media,” Farve said in a recent statement. “I have done nothing wrong, and it is past time to set the record straight. “No one ever told me, and I did not know, that funds designated for welfare recipients were going to the University or me. I tried to help my alma mater USM [University of Southern Mississippi], a public Mississippi state university, raise funds for a wellness center. My goal was and always will be to improve the athletic facilities at my university.” Before we get to the “alleged” screenshots from Favre that show he was heavily involved with “allegedly” diverting millions away from poor Black people in Mississippi, let’s first address how Favre’s claim that this entire situation has been made up by the media, is in a statement he released to… the media. As FOX News digital published his rebuttal.

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Untangling the Fraud Scandal That Keeps Sacking Brett Favre in Mississippi​


Brett Farve remains a hometown hero. But lately he's become a bit of an everywhere-else villain. In May 2020, the retired NFL star agreed to return $1.1 million in speaking fees from an education nonprofit that paid him using federal welfare funds earmarked to help Mississippi's neediest residents. In a tweeted statement he said he had no idea who was footing the bill for those speeches and, once he found out where the money came from, he promptly gave it back. "I have spent my entire career helping children through Favre 4 Hope donating nearly $10 million to underserved and underprivileged children in Mississippi and Wisconsin," he noted. "It has brought a ton of joy to my life, and I would certainly never do anything to take away from the children I have fought to help! I love Mississippi and I would never knowingly do anything to take away from those that need it most."

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Brett Favre is in more trouble over his involvement in drug company after leaked texts​


The ongoing investigation into widespread welfare fraud in Mississippi continues to get closer to Brett Favre. On Monday former governor Phil Bryant was subpoenaed as part of an ongoing civil suit, demanding him to turn over specific text messages with Favre about the pair’s involvement in the concussion drug “Prevacus.” Favre’s involvement in Prevacus has been the underreported element of the corruption story nationally. Extensive reporting has been done into Favre accepting money for speeches he never gave, and working to build a volleyball court at Southern Mississippi University — however, there is perhaps no more cut-and-dry example of wrongdoing than how Favre became embroiled in Prevacus, and used his role as an early investor to secure additional financing from Bryant, as well as other key players in the corruption probe.

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Copper Fit Removes Brett Favre From Website Amid Welfare Scandal​


The Pro Football Hall of Famer is being sued by the state of Mississippi for misappropriating welfare funds to his alma mater. Following the release text messages from Brett Favre that appear to show he received state welfare funding from former Mississippi governor Phil Bryant to build a new volleyball facility at the University of Southern Mississippi, some of the brands the former NFL quarterback worked with dropped him. Companies such as Sirius XM and ESPN Milwaukee distanced themselves Favre. However, one brand continued to show advertisements using Favre: Copper Fit. But as of Wednesday, Copper Fit has removed photos and references to Favre from its website, per Front Office Sports. The quarterback previously was featured on an individual page on the website. But it has been taken down. However, Copper Fit hasn’t yet removed Favre’s name or likeness from its Instagram and YouTube accounts. The company has not commented on its relationship with the Pro Football Hall of Famer since deleting Favre from its website. A month ago, Copper Fit backed Favre despite the welfare scandal.

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“What a mess’: Expert says Favre could face additional civil lawsuits amid massive public-corruption scandal​


The Hall of Fame quarterback worked with the Mississippi governor and others to steer $5 million in welfare funds to his alma mater, the University of Southern Mississippi, to build a volleyball stadium. Favre is unlikely to face criminal charges, but others have, and he has hired an attorney. “What a mess,” Matt Steffey, professor of law at Mississippi College, said. “This has become so sprawling that trying to simplify any single aspect is challenging.”Brett Favre sits at the center of a scheme to defraud Mississippi of millions of dollars in welfare money, which also includes the former Republican Gov. Phil Bryant. Farce and others face a more than $20-million civil lawsuit from the state as it seeks to recover misspent welfare money that was meant to help Mississippi’s most destitute. Mississippi is one of the poorest states in the union.

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Darius Slay appears to compare Kyrie Irving backlash to Brett Favre​


Eagles cornerback Darius Slay seemed to defend embattled Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving in the wake of Irving's anti-Semitism controversy. Slay, a four-time Pro Bowler, took to social media on Saturday to compare Irving's suspension by the Nets for promoting an anti-Semitic documentary to the Mississippi welfare fraud scandal involving Favre. Without naming Irving specifically, Slay pointed out that Favre "didn't issue an apology or nothing" for his role in the misappropriation of millions of dollars of welfare funds." Brett Favre still big chilling huh!! Guess we forgot what he did," Slay added. Last year Favre was revealed to have accepted more than $1 million in compensation, which was drawn from the misappropriated funds, in exchange for no-show speaking engagements.

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