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Brett Favre, testifying at welfare fraud hearing, reveals he has Parkinson’s
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Brett Favre, testifying at welfare fraud hearing, reveals he has Parkinson’s

LA Times  

Brett Favre, shown in 2016, told a House committee that he has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. Testifying Tuesday before the House Ways and Means Committee, Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre said in a prepared statement that he was recently diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. A Mississippi state audit found that $5 million in TANF funds paid for the construction …

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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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Mississippi revises demands on Favre in welfare lawsuit
2 years ago

Mississippi revises demands on Favre in welfare lawsuit

Associated Press  

— The 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. In a court filing Monday, the Department of Human Services acknowledged Favre has already repaid $1.1 million he received …

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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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Director: Mississippi does not track welfare program results
2 years, 2 months ago

Director: Mississippi does not track welfare program results

Associated Press  

— Mississippi’s scandal-plagued welfare program turns away most applicants for cash assistance, and it has not been tracking whether its programs fulfill the goal of lifting people out of poverty in one of the poorest states in the nation, lawmakers were told Tuesday. Robert G. “Bob” Anderson said that when he became director of the Mississippi Department of Human Services …

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How Brett Favre and the State of Mississippi Trapped a Volleyball Stadium in the Culture of Poverty
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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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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Favre, Mississippi auditor feud over welfare-paid contract
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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Favre repays $600K in Mississippi welfare case, auditor says
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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