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How Brett Favre revealed his fears of brain disease years before Parkinson's diagnosis
2 months, 4 weeks ago

How Brett Favre revealed his fears of brain disease years before Parkinson's diagnosis

Daily Mail  

Brett Favre's recent revelation that he's been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease isn't the first time he shared his fears of traumatic brain injuries with the public. Brett Favre appears before the House Committee on Ways and Means on Capitol Hill Favre grimaces in pain as he sits on the bench after being sacked by LaVar Arrington in 2002 Concussions have …

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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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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, 3 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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Favre remains in Mississippi welfare lawsuit, judge rules
1 year, 7 months ago

Favre remains in Mississippi welfare lawsuit, judge rules

Associated Press  

— Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre will remain as a defendant in a civil lawsuit that seeks to recover millions of dollars of misspent welfare money that was supposed to help some of the neediest people in the United States, a Mississippi judge ruled Monday. Circuit Judge Faye Peterson wrote that Favre’s attorneys made “unpersuasive and inapplicable” arguments in seeking …

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Former wrestler charged in Mississippi welfare fraud case
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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A former pro wrestler is charged in Mississippi with welfare fraud
1 year, 8 months ago

A former pro wrestler is charged in Mississippi with welfare fraud

NPR  

A former pro wrestler is charged in Mississippi with welfare fraud Enlarge this image toggle caption Rick Guy/The Clarion Ledger, via AP Rick Guy/The Clarion Ledger, via AP JACKSON, Miss. The indictment accuses him and co-conspirators, including former Mississippi Department of Human Services director John Davis, of fraudulently obtaining federal money and using it for their own benefit. DiBiase is …

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Brett Favre's attorneys argue civil lawsuit against him should be DISMISSED
1 year, 8 months ago

Brett Favre's attorneys argue civil lawsuit against him should be DISMISSED

Daily Mail  

Attorneys for retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre argued in a new court filing Monday that a civil lawsuit against him seeking to recover misspent welfare money in Mississippi's largest ever corruption case should be should be dismissed because the state Department of Human Services lacks evidence and is attempting to deflect from its own culpability. Brett Favre's attorneys argued that …

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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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Favre seeks dismissal from Mississippi welfare funds lawsuit
1 year, 10 months ago

Favre seeks dismissal from Mississippi welfare funds lawsuit

Associated Press  

— Brett Favre’s lawyers filed papers Friday again asking a Mississippi judge to dismiss the retired NFL quarterback from a lawsuit that demands repayment of millions of dollars of welfare money intended to help some of the poorest people in the U.S. “It is apparent that MDHS has sued Favre, a Mississippi and national celebrity, to try to deflect responsibility …

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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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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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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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Brett Favre Is The Welfare Queen Republicans Warned Us About
2 years, 2 months ago

Brett Favre Is The Welfare Queen Republicans Warned Us About

Huff Post  

As we learned following an investigative report from Mississippi Today, former Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant helped former NFL quarterback Brett Favre obtain welfare funds to construct a new volleyball center at the University of Southern Mississippi ― where Favre’s daughter played volleyball, and where Favre himself once played football. Favre “has been honorable from day one,” Holmes said, and “he …

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Ime Udoka, Roger Federer, and the Brett Favre welfare scandal on Hang Up and Listen.
54 years, 11 months ago

Ime Udoka, Roger Federer, and the Brett Favre welfare scandal on Hang Up and Listen.

Slate  

Joel Anderson, Stefan Fatsis, and Josh Levin discuss the Boston Celtics’ decision to suspend head coach Ime Udoka. Finally, Anna Wolfe of Mississippi Today joins for a conversation about Brett Favre and the state’s enormous welfare scandal. • Udoka’s suspension recalled cases involving former college football coach Bobby Petrino and college basketball coach Tyler Summitt. Phil Bryant helped Brett Favre …

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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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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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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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Texts show Mississippi GOP governor helped Brett Favre raid welfare fund to build sports stadium
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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'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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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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Former Gov. Phil Bryant helped Brett Favre secure welfare funding for USM volleyball stadium, texts reveal
2 years, 3 months ago

Former Gov. Phil Bryant helped Brett Favre secure welfare funding for USM volleyball stadium, texts reveal

Raw Story  

Text messages entered Monday into the state’s ongoing civil lawsuit over the welfare scandal reveal that former Gov. “Just left Brett Favre,” Bryant texted nonprofit founder Nancy New in July of 2019, within weeks of Davis’ departure. The newly released texts, filed Monday by an attorney representing Nancy New's nonprofit, show that Bryant, Favre, New, Davis and others worked together …

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MS state lawyer FIRED after issuing subpoena to see if ex-NFL star Brett Favre faked $5m donation
2 years, 4 months ago

MS state lawyer FIRED after issuing subpoena to see if ex-NFL star Brett Favre faked $5m donation

Daily Mail  

A Mississippi state lawyer has been fired after issuing a subpoena to see whether ex-NFL star Brett Favre faked a $5million donation to a planned college volleyball center by using nonprofit cash set aside for needy families instead. J. Brad Pigott was fired from the Mississippi Department of Human Services on Friday after issuing a subpoena to see where millions …

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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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