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Brett Favre to appear before US House panel looking at welfare misspending
3 months ago

Brett Favre to appear before US House panel looking at welfare misspending

The Independent  

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Brett Favre to appear before US House panel looking at welfare misspending
3 months ago

Brett Favre to appear before US House panel looking at welfare misspending

Associated Press  

— Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre, who has repaid just over $1 million in speaking fees funded by a welfare program in Mississippi, is scheduled to appear before a Republican-led congressional committee that’s examining how states are falling short on using welfare to help families in need. House Republicans have said a Mississippi welfare misspending scandal involving Favre and others …

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Mississippi ex-governor expected stake in firm that got welfare money, says woman convicted in fraud
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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Ex-NFL quarterback Favre must finish repaying misspent welfare money, Mississippi auditor says
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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Judge dismisses Brett Favre defamation suit, saying Shannon Sharpe used hyperbole over welfare money
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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Brett Favre’s deposition in Mississippi’s welfare scandal is rescheduled for December
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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Ex-Nonprofit head pleads guilty in Mississippi welfare fraud
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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Federal sentencing delayed in Mississippi welfare fraud case
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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Welfare scandal sharpens contrasts in long-poor Mississippi
1 year, 11 months ago

Welfare scandal sharpens contrasts in long-poor Mississippi

Associated Press  

— In Mississippi, where elected officials have a long history of praising self-sufficiency and condemning federal antipoverty programs, a welfare scandal has exposed how millions of dollars were diverted to the rich and powerful — including pro athletes — instead of helping some of the neediest people in the nation. Instead, the Mississippi Department of Human Services allowed well-connected people …

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A welfare scandal showing millions diverted to the rich now sharpens contrasts in the nation’s poorest state
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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Favre asks to be dismissed from Mississippi welfare lawsuit
2 years ago

Favre asks to be dismissed from Mississippi welfare lawsuit

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! — Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre is asking to be removed from a lawsuit by the state of Mississippi that seeks to recover millions of dollars in misspent welfare money that was intended to help some of the poorest people in the U.S. An attorney for …

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Texts: Favre also sought welfare money for football facility
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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Mississippi agency ex-leader pleads guilty in welfare fraud
2 years, 3 months ago

Mississippi agency ex-leader pleads guilty in welfare fraud

Associated Press  

— 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 U.S. — part of the largest public corruption case in the state’s history. “This court is very disappointed.” The …

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Texts: Mississippi ex-governor knew of Favre welfare money
2 years, 3 months ago

Texts: Mississippi ex-governor knew of Favre welfare money

Associated Press  

— Newly revealed text messages show how deeply a Mississippi governor was involved in the state paying more than $1 million in welfare money to Brett Favre to help fund one of the retired NFL quarterback’s pet projects. We will get this done!” Favre responded: “Awesome I needed to hear that for sure.” According to a previous court filing, New’s …

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NFL hall-of-famer Brett Favre questioned by FBI in $70m Mississippi welfare scandal
2 years, 3 months ago

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

The Independent  

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Mother, son plead guilty in Mississippi welfare misspending
2 years, 7 months ago

Mother, son plead guilty in Mississippi welfare misspending

Associated Press  

— A mother and son who ran a nonprofit group and an education company in Mississippi pleaded guilty Tuesday to state charges of misusing public money that was intended to help some of the poorest people in the nation. Nancy New and Zachary New acknowledged spending welfare grant money on lavish gifts that included first-class airfare for John Davis, executive …

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Mississippi welfare agency ex-director faces new charges
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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