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Republicans Call Brett Favre As Expert Witness On Welfare Fraud
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Republicans Call Brett Favre As Expert Witness On Welfare Fraud

Huff Post  

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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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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House Republican duo calls for fraud probe into federal anti-poverty program
1 year, 2 months ago

House Republican duo calls for fraud probe into federal anti-poverty program

Associated Press  

— The federal government should investigate potential fraud in one of its largest anti-poverty programs, two Republican members of Congress say. In a Sept. 20 letter to Comptroller General Gene Dodoro that was made public Monday by Mississippi’s state auditor, U.S. Reps. Jason Smith, of Missouri, and Darin LaHood, of Illinois, said the Government Accountability Office should review non-assistance spending …

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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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Favre ends lawsuit after sportscaster McAfee apologizes over ‘stealing from poor’ remark
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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Brett Favre sues auditor, sportscasters in defamation case
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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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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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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The Real Problem Revealed By The Brett Favre Welfare Scandal
2 years, 2 months ago

The Real Problem Revealed By The Brett Favre Welfare Scandal

Huff Post  

Former NFL quarterback Brett Favre may have improperly siphoned millions of dollars in welfare funds for his own pet project, according to the state of Mississippi and court documents. Favre is the highest-profile figure caught in the Mississippi welfare scandal, in which the state funneled $77 million of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funds to people with political connections. Mississippi, …

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Brett Favre was aided by Phil Bryant to get funding for USM volleyball stadium, texts reveal
2 years, 3 months ago

Brett Favre was aided by Phil Bryant to get funding for USM volleyball stadium, texts reveal

Daily Mail  

The Brett Favre-Mississippi welfare scandal reached new heights on Monday with released text messages once again linking Favre to the misuse of the state's welfare funds for a volleyball stadium at the University of Southern Mississippi. Brett Favre has been accused of getting welfare money to build a college volleyball facility The text messages also show Favre asking New, in …

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