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Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre says he has Parkinson’s disease

WASHINGTON — Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, he told a congressional committee Tuesday. The former football star, 54, told the committee that he lost his investment in the company that he thought “was developing a breakthrough concussion drug I thought would help others.” “As I’m sure you’ll understand, while it’s too late for me …

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10 months ago

Who has the power to sue Brett Favre over welfare money? 1 Mississippi Republican sues another

Associated Press

— Mississippi’s Republican attorney general sued the Republican state auditor Thursday, saying the auditor is trying to usurp her authority over recovering interest on misspent welfare money from retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre — money that was supposed to help some of the poorest people in the U.S. Attorney General Lynn Fitch’s lawsuit says that filing litigation over improperly spent …

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10 months, 2 weeks ago

Ex-NFL quarterback Favre must finish repaying misspent welfare money, Mississippi auditor says

Associated Press

— Mississippi’s state auditor filed court papers Monday renewing his call for Brett Favre to repay the state for welfare money that the auditor says was improperly spent on projects backed by the retired NFL quarterback. White said in 2020 that Favre had improperly received $1.1 million in speaking fees from a nonprofit organization that spent welfare with approval from …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Judge dismisses Brett Favre defamation suit, saying Shannon Sharpe used hyperbole over welfare money

Associated Press

— A federal judge on Monday dismissed Brett Favre’s defamation lawsuit against fellow retired NFL player Shannon Sharpe, ruling that Sharpe used constitutionally protected speech on a sports broadcast when he criticized Favre’s connection to a welfare misspending case in Mississippi. U.S. District Judge Keith Starrett ruled that Sharpe, a former tight end, was using “rhetorical hyperbole” in saying on …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Man being sued over Mississippi welfare spending files his own suit against the governor

Associated Press

— One of the people being sued by the Mississippi Department of Human Services over allegations of misspending welfare money has filed a separate lawsuit against Gov. Austin Garrett Smith filed the suit Wednesday and described himself in court papers as “politically powerless.” Smith’s suit says Reeves should sue Republican former Gov. “Reeves has actively shifted the focus of the …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Brett Favre’s deposition in Mississippi’s welfare scandal is rescheduled for December

Associated Press

— The deposition in the civil lawsuit against retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre surrounding Mississippi’s welfare scandal has been pushed back at the request of the athlete’s attorneys, a court document shows. Favre is set to answer questions under oath about misspending federal welfare money in Mississippi, where about $77 million in public funds intended to help some of the …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Brett Favre will testify under oath in Mississippi welfare scandal civil case

Associated Press

— Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre will answer questions under oath about the misspending of federal welfare money in Mississippi, where public money intended to help some of the nation’s poorest people was used to fund pet projects he and other well-connected people supported. A notice of deposition filed Monday in Hinds County Circuit Court by attorneys for Mississippi’s Department …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Mississippi governor’s brother suggested that auditor praise Brett Favre during welfare scandal

Associated Press

— As Brett Favre became ensnared in media attention for his connection to Mississippi’s sprawling welfare scandal, Gov. Screen shots of text messages released Thursday by Reeves’ re-election campaign show the governor’s brother, Todd Reeves, passing along a request from Favre to Mississippi State Auditor Shad White for a favorable statement about the retired star athlete. On the same day …

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1 year, 8 months ago

Former wrestler charged in Mississippi welfare fraud case

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The indictment accuses him and co-conspirators, including former Mississippi …

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1 year, 8 months ago

A former pro wrestler is charged in Mississippi with welfare fraud

NPR

A former pro wrestler is charged in Mississippi with welfare fraud Enlarge this image toggle caption Rick Guy/The Clarion Ledger, via AP Rick Guy/The Clarion Ledger, via AP JACKSON, Miss. The indictment accuses him and co-conspirators, including former Mississippi Department of Human Services director John Davis, of fraudulently obtaining federal money and using it for their own benefit. DiBiase is …

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1 year, 9 months ago

Favre must remain in welfare lawsuit, Mississippi argues

Associated Press

— A judge should ignore a request from retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre to be removed from a civil lawsuit that seeks to recover misspent welfare money in Mississippi’s largest-ever public corruption case, the state Department of Human Services said this week. Favre’s attorneys argue the Department of Human Services is suing Favre, “a Mississippi and national celebrity,” to deflect …

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1 year, 9 months ago

Ex-Nonprofit head pleads guilty in Mississippi welfare fraud

Associated Press

— The former director of a Mississippi nonprofit organization pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court to stealing government funds intended to help needy families in one of the poorest states in the U.S., court documents show. John Davis, who was Mississippi Department of Human Services executive director from 2016 to mid-2019, pleaded guilty last September to state and federal charges …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Favre seeks dismissal from Mississippi welfare funds lawsuit

Associated Press

— Brett Favre’s lawyers filed papers Friday again asking a Mississippi judge to dismiss the retired NFL quarterback from a lawsuit that demands repayment of millions of dollars of welfare money intended to help some of the poorest people in the U.S. “It is apparent that MDHS has sued Favre, a Mississippi and national celebrity, to try to deflect responsibility …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Brett Favre sues auditor, sportscasters in defamation case

Associated Press

— Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre filed lawsuits Thursday in Mississippi, accusing the state auditor and two national sportscasters of defaming him in public discussions about the misspending of welfare money that was supposed to help some of the poorest people in one of the poorest states in the nation. The lawsuit against Auditor Shad White says the Republican “has …

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1 year, 11 months ago

A welfare scandal showing millions diverted to the rich now sharpens contrasts in the nation’s poorest state

LA Times

Brandy Nichols, a single mother of four, speaks to Mississippi lawmakers in October about the difficulty of obtaining Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funds. Instead, the Mississippi Department of Human Services allowed well-connected people to fritter away tens of millions of welfare dollars from 2016 to 2019, according to the state auditor and state and federal prosecutors. Former Human Services …

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2 years, 3 months ago

How Brett Favre and the State of Mississippi Trapped a Volleyball Stadium in the Culture of Poverty

Slate

Hall of Fame football player Brett Favre is in the news for having allegedly used welfare money to build a volleyball stadium for his daughter in Mississippi. In early 2020, following an investigation by Mississippi state auditor Shad White, the district attorney in Jackson—the state’s capital—charged six people with crimes involving a nonprofit called the Mississippi Community Education Center. What’s …

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2 years, 3 months ago

NFL hall-of-famer Brett Favre questioned by FBI in $70m Mississippi welfare scandal

The Independent

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Ex-NFL star Brett Favre was questioned by the agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigations …

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2 years, 3 months ago

NFL legend Brett Favre 'questioned by the FBI after being paid $1.1m for speeches he never made'

Daily Mail

NFL Hall of Famer Brett Favre has reportedly been questioned by the FBI for his alleged involvement in a welfare fraud case in which he was paid $1.1million for motivational speeches he never made. Brett Favre has reportedly been questioned by the FBI over a $1.1million payment made to him Favre is an NFL Hall of Famer and Super Bowl …

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2 years, 8 months ago

Mississippi welfare agency ex-director faces new charges

Associated Press

— A former Mississippi Department of Human Services director has been indicted on 20 additional felony charges tied to allegations that he participated in misusing money that was supposed to help some of the poorest people in the nation, including some spent to send a former pro wrestler to a luxury drug rehab facility. Like the previous charges, many of …

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3 years, 1 month ago

Favre, Mississippi auditor feud over welfare-paid contract

Associated Press

— Retired NFL player Brett Favre and Mississippi Auditor Shad White feuded Friday over the auditor saying Favre failed to make speeches after being paid by welfare money. The Twitter spat happened days after Favre repaid $600,000 to the state — the last portion of the $1.1 million that the auditor said Favre received from a nonprofit organization that used …

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3 years, 1 month ago

Favre repays $600K in Mississippi welfare case, auditor says

Associated Press

— Retired NFL player Brett Favre has repaid $600,000 in state welfare money he accepted for speeches where he didn’t appear, but the state attorney general could sue Favre if he doesn’t pay interest owed on the amount, the Mississippi auditor said Wednesday. Of the $228,000, White said: “If he does not pay that within 30 days of our demand, …

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Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre says he has Parkinson’s disease

Who has the power to sue Brett Favre over welfare money? 1 Mississippi Republican sues another

Ex-NFL quarterback Favre must finish repaying misspent welfare money, Mississippi auditor says

Judge dismisses Brett Favre defamation suit, saying Shannon Sharpe used hyperbole over welfare money

Man being sued over Mississippi welfare spending files his own suit against the governor

Brett Favre’s deposition in Mississippi’s welfare scandal is rescheduled for December

Brett Favre will testify under oath in Mississippi welfare scandal civil case

Mississippi governor’s brother suggested that auditor praise Brett Favre during welfare scandal

Former wrestler charged in Mississippi welfare fraud case

A former pro wrestler is charged in Mississippi with welfare fraud

Favre must remain in welfare lawsuit, Mississippi argues

Ex-Nonprofit head pleads guilty in Mississippi welfare fraud

Favre seeks dismissal from Mississippi welfare funds lawsuit

Brett Favre sues auditor, sportscasters in defamation case

A welfare scandal showing millions diverted to the rich now sharpens contrasts in the nation’s poorest state

How Brett Favre and the State of Mississippi Trapped a Volleyball Stadium in the Culture of Poverty

NFL hall-of-famer Brett Favre questioned by FBI in $70m Mississippi welfare scandal

NFL legend Brett Favre 'questioned by the FBI after being paid $1.1m for speeches he never made'

Mississippi welfare agency ex-director faces new charges

Favre, Mississippi auditor feud over welfare-paid contract

Favre repays $600K in Mississippi welfare case, auditor says