By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — 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…
JACKSON, Miss. – Today State Auditor Shad White’s office counter-sued Brett Favre for hundreds of thousands of welfare dollars. Last February, Favre sued White for defamation for truthful statements Auditor White made describing Mississippi’s large welfare fraud scandal. Auditor White’s attorneys…
BY EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — 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…
BY MICHAEL GOLDBERG JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre will answer questions under oath about the misspending of federal welfare money in Mississippi, where public money intended to help some of the nation’s poorest people was used to…
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi Department of Human Services on Monday sued retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre and three former pro wrestlers along with several other people and businesses to try to recover millions of…
Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre released a statement Friday morning on his verified Facebook page regarding the money owed to the state of Mississippi. Last week, State Auditor Shad White issued a demand for payment letter to Favre for…
The state Auditor's Office has issued demands for more than $77 million in welfare funds that were misspent, according to an audit conducted by the office. Among those who were issued demands to return funds are Hall of Fame quarterback…
After being linked to the biggest welfare scandal in state history Pro Football Hall of Famer Brett Favre has been quick to unlink himself from $1.1 million in no-show money. According to State Auditor Shad White, the Southern Miss legend…