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Brett Favre, testifying at welfare fraud hearing, reveals he has Parkinson’s
3 months 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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Mississippi governor’s brother suggested that auditor praise Brett Favre during welfare scandal
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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Brett Favre is accused of failing to turn over text messages in welfare fund investigation: Packers legend 'funneled $5m into a volleyball arena at his alma mater'
1 year, 4 months ago

Brett Favre is accused of failing to turn over text messages in welfare fund investigation: Packers legend 'funneled $5m into a volleyball arena at his alma mater'

Daily Mail  

Hall-of-Fame quarterback Brett Favre has been accused of not providing text messages to the Mississippi Department of Human Services as required as part of its welfare fund investigation. The MDHS's filing Monday claimed that Favre 'has failed to answer any of this discovery' related to his text messages in the alleged scheme where reportedly around $8million federal welfare funds were …

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Mississippi ex-governor threatens to sue news site over welfare fraud comments
1 year, 7 months ago

Mississippi ex-governor threatens to sue news site over welfare fraud comments

Associated Press  

— Former Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant gave notice Wednesday that he will sue a news organization unless it apologizes for statements he said some of its employees made about him in connection to misspending of welfare money that was intended to help some of the poorest people in the U.S. A reporter for the nonprofit online publication, Mississippi Today, won …

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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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Brett Favre says he’s ‘unjustly smeared’ in welfare case
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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Eric Herschmann representing Brett Favre in Mississippi welfare case.
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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Brett Favre is a symptom of a much larger abuse of federal welfare dollars by some states.
2 years, 2 months ago

Brett Favre is a symptom of a much larger abuse of federal welfare dollars by some states.

Slate  

This week, David Plotz, Emily Bazelon, and John Dickerson discuss potential polling inaccuracy, Brett Favre and the larger scandal of states misusing federal welfare funding, and Ruth Ben-Ghiat’s take on Italy’s neo-fascist future prime minister, Giorgia Meloni. Here are some notes and references from this week’s show: Nate Cohen for the New York Times: “Yes, The Polling Warning Signs Are …

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Granderson: The accusations against Brett Favre are not just another NFL scandal
2 years, 2 months ago

Granderson: The accusations against Brett Favre are not just another NFL scandal

LA Times  

Nearly every member of my family has ties to Mississippi. I’ve witnessed the commitment to giving back in former recipients of the award like Warrick Dunn, whose foundation has helped more than 200 families purchase and furnish their first home. That’s why what the text messages among Favre, Bryant and others reveal is not just your run-of-the-mill NFL scandal. For …

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'Lowest of the low': Fox Sports analyst shreds Trump-loving Brett Favre for alleged welfare fraud scheme
2 years, 3 months ago

'Lowest of the low': Fox Sports analyst shreds Trump-loving Brett Favre for alleged welfare fraud scheme

Raw Story  

Former NFL quarterback Brett Favre, who enthusiastically endorsed former President Donald Trump in the 2020 election, has been implicated in a potentially fraudulent welfare scheme in which funds intended for Mississippi's neediest residents were used to build a volleyball center at the University of Mississippi, where his daughter was a student who just happened to play volleyball. Reacting to this …

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