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2 months, 4 weeks ago

Republicans Call Brett Favre As Expert Witness On Welfare Fraud

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — Former NFL quarterback Brett Favre became one of the unlikeliest expert witnesses of all time on Tuesday when he testified about welfare fraud in a House committee hearing. The state of Mississippi accused Favre in 2022 of improperly receiving $1 million in funds from Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, or TANF, the federal program most …

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

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Live Mint

Luxury watchmaker Favre Leuba plans to unveil more than two dozen timepieces later this year, priced as much as 24,000 Swiss francs, as part of a brand relaunch that seeks to expand the Swiss pioneer’s appeal beyond its majority Indian consumer base. India’s Tata conglomerate acquired the dormant Favre Leuba brand in late 2011 and launched new watches in India …

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9 months, 3 weeks ago

Mississippi ex-governor expected stake in firm that got welfare money, says woman convicted in fraud

Associated Press

— Former Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant said at a party weeks before leaving office that he had been offered a financial stake in a company that received welfare money to try to develop a concussion drug and was connected to retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre, according to a new court filing by a person convicted in a welfare misspending case. …

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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

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, 7 months ago

Favre ends lawsuit after sportscaster McAfee apologizes over ‘stealing from poor’ remark

Associated Press

— Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre is ending a lawsuit against sportscaster Pat McAfee after McAfee publicly apologized Thursday for his previous on-air statements that Favre had been “ stealing from poor people in Mississippi” in a welfare misspending case. “As I confirmed in my court papers and I repeat here, my statements expressed in comedic style were based solely …

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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, 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, 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, 10 months ago

Brett Favre SUES Shannon Sharpe and Pat McAfee over 'defamatory allegations' in welfare fraud scheme

Daily Mail

Favre was not charged as part of the welfare fraud scheme, but did get $1.1m Brett Favre is suing ex-NFL players and current media personalities Shannon Sharpe and Pat McAfee, as well as Mississippi Auditor Shad White, for 'defamatory allegations' made over the Packers legend's involvement in a $77 million welfare fraud scheme, DailyMail.com has learned. Brett Favre is suing …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Federal sentencing delayed in Mississippi welfare fraud case

Associated Press

— A federal judge signed an order Friday to indefinitely delay sentencing of a former Mississippi welfare director in a case about misspending money that was intended to help needy families in one of the poorest states in the U.S. John Davis pleaded guilty to federal and state charges in September and agreed to testify against others in Mississippi’s largest …

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2 years, 2 months ago

Brett Favre says he’s ‘unjustly smeared’ in welfare case

Associated Press

— Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre says he is being treated unfairly in news coverage of a Mississippi welfare scandal, including about payments he received to help fund a pet project of his — a volleyball arena at the university he attended and where his daughter was playing the sport. My goal was and always will be to improve the …

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2 years, 2 months ago

Eric Herschmann representing Brett Favre in Mississippi welfare case.

Slate

Friends, fantastic news—two water-cooler meme-type topics have intersected in a single story! • Ex-NFL quarterback Brett Favre’s role in a Mississippi state-government scandal involving the misallocation of federal welfare funds returned to the national discourse in September when the news outlet Mississippi Today published text messages that Favre had sent to former state governor Phil Bryant. In the messages, Favre …

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2 years, 2 months ago

EXPLAINER: Favre, other sports figures in welfare fraud case

Associated Press

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. The state Department of Human Services paid $1.1 million in welfare money to a nonprofit known as the Mississippi …

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2 years, 2 months ago

Texts: Favre also sought welfare money for football facility

Associated Press

— After Mississippi spent millions of dollars in welfare money on Brett Favre’s pet project, a university volleyball arena, the retired NFL quarterback tried two years later to get additional cash from the state’s welfare agency for another sports facility, new court documents show. Bryant told him federal money for children and low-income adults is “tightly controlled” and “improper use …

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2 years, 3 months ago

Texts show Mississippi GOP governor helped Brett Favre raid welfare fund to build sports stadium

Salon

A new investigative report is shedding light on text messages that appear to suggest former Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant actually assisted former NFL quarterback Brett Favre to secure welfare funding that was allegedly used to build a new volleyball facility at the University of Southern Mississippi. Per ESPN: "The texts show Favre, New and Bryant discussing how to divert at …

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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 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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Republicans Call Brett Favre As Expert Witness On Welfare Fraud

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Mississippi ex-governor expected stake in firm that got welfare money, says woman convicted in fraud

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

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

Favre ends lawsuit after sportscaster McAfee apologizes over ‘stealing from poor’ remark

Former wrestler charged in Mississippi welfare fraud case

Favre must remain in welfare lawsuit, Mississippi argues

Brett Favre sues auditor, sportscasters in defamation case

Brett Favre SUES Shannon Sharpe and Pat McAfee over 'defamatory allegations' in welfare fraud scheme

Federal sentencing delayed in Mississippi welfare fraud case

Brett Favre says he’s ‘unjustly smeared’ in welfare case

Eric Herschmann representing Brett Favre in Mississippi welfare case.

EXPLAINER: Favre, other sports figures in welfare fraud case

Texts: Favre also sought welfare money for football facility

Texts show Mississippi GOP governor helped Brett Favre raid welfare fund to build sports stadium

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 repays $600K in Mississippi welfare case, auditor says