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

Mississippi voters spurn Brett Favre; Tennessee divided on Taylor Swift: AP polling

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A significant majority of voters in Mississippi do not view Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre very favorably, while country-bred Tennessee voters are split on their opinion of pop star Taylor Swift, according to polling. It appears Favre did not throw a Hail Mary with Mississippians, in whose state he’s caught up in a massive welfare scandal. About 2 in 10 Mississippi voters view Favre favorably, while 4 in 10 view the former Green Bay quarterback unfavorably. Favre is accused of pushing Mississippi’s governor to use welfare funds to build a volleyball stadium at the University of Southern Mississippi. The three-time MVP football player also had to repay welfare funds awarded to him for speeches he never gave. Swift has enjoyed more favorable recent coverage, releasing chart-topping songs on her new album “Midnights.”


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Court considers Brett Favre texts in Mississippi scandal​


Friday, Bryant asked a judge to throw out a subpoena against him that includes those texts. According to Mississippi Today, Bryant argued that “his personal text messages are protected under executive privilege and that the subpoena should either be thrown out or that any records he provides be placed under a protective order.” One of the defendants in the civil case surrounding the welfare scandal filed a subpoena in October for Bryant’s records, which included his texts with Favre about Prevacus, a concussion drug company that received $2 million in stolen welfare funds. Per Mississippi Today, state law has no specific language around executive privilege protections for the governor. However, other states have adopted such protections through their courts.

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Brett Favre–Backed Drug Companies Tied Into Welfare Fraud Scheme, per Report​


Another bombshell report regarding Brett Favre’s involvement in an ongoing well fraud investigation was published Tuesday, stating that two concussion drug companies that Favre backed had “overstated their NFL connections and exaggerated the known effectiveness of their drugs during efforts to raise money,” according to documents obtained by ESPN. The companies, Prevacus and PresolMD, and their founder, Jake VanLandingham, received more than $2.1 million in state welfare funds from the Mississippi government, a civil lawsuit alleges. Favre is one of dozens of individuals being sued by the state of Mississippi for misappropriating welfare funds. Text messages obtained by Anna Wolfe of Mississippi Today show Favre, former Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant, nonprofit founder Nancy New and former welfare agency director John Davis worked together to funnel at least $5 million of the state’s welfare funds toward construction of a volleyball stadium at the University of Southern Mississippi, Favre’s alma mater. Favre’s daughter also played volleyball at the school.

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Brett Favre scandal explained: Ex-NFL QB is accused of ​


misusing of Mississippi state welfare funds​

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Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre is in hot water for his connection in the Mississippi welfare scandal involving the misappropriation of roughly $77 million. Favre -- who has not been criminally charged -- has denied knowing that the money he received for different projects was welfare money. Court filings, text messages and tax records show the complexity of the situation. The Mississippi Department of Human Services filed a lawsuit in May 2022 against 38 defendants, including Favre. On Nov. 28, his attorney Eric Herschmann filed a motion to dismiss. "It is apparent that MDHS has sued Favre, a Mississippi and national celebrity, in an effort to deflect responsibility for its own egregious wrongdoing in allowing $94 million of its public funds to be misspent — funds for which MDHS itself admits it was 'exclusively responsible,'" reads the filing.

Text messages from Aug. 3, 2017 show Favre asking MCEC founder Nancy New about privacy regarding payments to him.

"If you were to pay me is there anyway the media can find out where it came from and how much?" he asked.

She reassured him that the information would not be made public. The next day, she told him that Bryant was on board with their plan. New and her son, Zach, pleaded guilty to 13 felony counts relating to the scandal earlier in 2022.


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Mississippi revises demands on Favre in welfare lawsuit​


Mississippi Department of Human Services on Monday changed its demands against retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre in a lawsuit that seeks repayment of misspent welfare money that was intended to help some of the poorest people in the U.S. The department dropped its demand of $1.1 million against Favre, acknowledging he has already repaid that money for an unfulfilled pledge of public speeches. But it made a new demand of up to $5 million against Favre and a university sports foundation, saying money from an anti-poverty program was improperly used to pay for a volleyball arena at the University of Southern Mississippi. In a court filing Monday, the Department of Human Services acknowledged Favre has already repaid $1.1 million he received from Mississippi Community Education Center. The nonprofit organization had contracts with the department to spend money through the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families anti-poverty program.

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Brett Favre takes first legal step to clear his name in Mississippi welfare scandal​


During his Hall of Fame career as the Green Bay Packers quarterback, Brett Favre became famous for his ability to evade pressure and escape the pocket. Staring down the evidence levied against him in a Mississippi corruption scandal that has rocked the state, it appears Favre is attempting to transfer his athletic evasiveness into the courtroom. Despite the mounting evidence against Favre and the text message receipts implicating his involvement in the misappropriation of state welfare funds, Favre's response has been to vehemently deny his involvement as he takes his first legal step in combatting claims against him. On Monday, Favre filed a motion through his legal team to dismiss the complaint filed by the Mississippi Department of Human Services (MDHS).

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A timeline of Brett Favre's involvement in the Mississippi welfare fraud scheme​


The Mississippi fraud and embezzlement scheme, in which $77 million was funneled away from a program for needy families into other ventures, is the biggest public fraud case in the state's history. Celebrated former Packers quarterback — and Mississippi native — Brett Favre has not been charged with a crime, but he's a prominent player in the story. The saga includes former Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant, who also hasn't been criminally charged. The scandal centers around federal money from the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families fund, distributed as block grants to each of the 50 states. It potentially dates back to 2016, when Human Services executive John Davis began directing multimillion-dollar lump sum payments to the Mississippi Community Education Center, a nonprofit that theoretically would then determine how the TANF money could be used. Davis did not make director Nancy New report how she spent the money.

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Brett Favre Threatens Legal Action Against Dr. Umar Johnson Over Welfare Scandal

NFL icon Brett Favre is threatening to take legal action against Dr. Umar Johnson if he continues to discuss his welfare scandal. Favre was at the center of an investigation for his link to a Mississippi nonprofit whose founder pled guilty to misusing federal funds, Insider reports. It is alleged that Favre, who retired from the NFL in 2010, used his connections to divert funds from the nonprofit to bankroll a new volleyball stadium at his alma mater, the University of Southern Mississippi.
Favre, a former Green Bay Packers quarterback, reportedly received $5 million in welfare funds to build a new volleyball gym for his daughter at the university. An April 2022 investigation by Mississippi Today claims Favre pressured “Mississippi welfare officials to steer taxpayer funds to his pet projects — one of which he planned to profit from.”

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Real Sports dives into Brett Favre Mississippi scandal: ‘I don’t see how you don’t know that that money is welfare dollars.’​


HBO's Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel has addressed a lot of controversial topics over the years, and they’ve often done so well. The latest example of that comes from a segment on their January episode, premiering Tuesday at 10 p.m. ET/PT on HBO (and available to stream on HBO Max). This one, helmed by correspondent David Scott and producer Max Gershberg, examines the Brett Favre Mississippi welfare scandal, and does so in an interesting way. There aren’t necessarily a ton of new revelations here for those who have been following the story, but there are still powerful new on-the-record comments, and those may also help illustrate this story to those unaware of it. Here’s a preview clip, featuring Scott talking to Mississippi auditor Shad White: “The folks who were making the spending decisions were acting as if there were no consequences here, as if there were no real rules around this money. They thought of this fund as not only their own fund to do what they wanted with, but they thought of this as a slush fund that no one was watching at all. …It is clearly a volleyball court, built at a time when Mr. Favre’s daughter is there, and you can’t spend money intended for the poor on something like that.”

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Brett Favre's 2009 NFC Championship Game jersey is up for auction​


Here's a name we haven’t heard in a while. Brett Favre’s game-worn jersey from the Minnesota Vikings’ 31-28 loss to the New Orleans Saints in the 2009 NFC Championship Game will be auctioned off later this month. Favre actually wore two jerseys in this game, and the one up for auction was used during the second half and overtime period.

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Brett Favre again seeks dismissal from Mississippi welfare funds lawsuit​


The Mississippi Department of Human Services last year sued Favre and more than three dozen other people or businesses. The suit says money from the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families program was improperly spent, including on projects Favre supported: $5 million for a volleyball arena at the university where Favre's daughter played the sport and $1.7 million toward development of a concussion treatment drug. Favre, who lives in Mississippi, sought to be dismissed from the lawsuit in November, then the state revised its demand against him in December. The filing Friday responds to the state's December demand.

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Pat McAfee makes light of Brett Favre's defamation lawsuit against him​


Pat McAfee, the former NFL punter turned sports talk-show host, seems to be taking in stride news that former Packers quarterback Brett Favre has filed a defamation lawsuit against him. On Friday during "The Pat McAfee Show" live from Arizona during Super Bowl week on "radio row," McAfee treated the lawsuit as a celebratory milestone. "Hey, we made it boys," McAfee said, then raising a drink along with his team of co-hosts. Favre, who has not been charged with a crime, has been at the forefront of the $77 million welfare scandal in his home state of Mississippi. That state is suing Favre, alleging that he knew money would be withdrawn from a fund for needy families when he went to Mississippi officials looking for funding for a University of Southern Mississippi volleyball facility, which was funded by $5 million in misappropriated funds. Favre is also connected to a biomedical startup that also receivead funds inappropriately. Favre's defamation lawsuit also takes aim at "Undisputed" host Shannon Sharpe, the brother of Dave's Favored former Packers te, Sterling Sharpe. Also mentioned is Mississippi state auditor Shad White, who has spoken multiple times on the topic of Favre's culpability.

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