According to reports, NFL Hall of Famer Brett Favre was questioned by the FBI as part of the investigation into the Mississippi welfare fraud scandal.
The state of Mississippi paid Favre $1.1 million for the performances. The money is received from the federal Social Security fund. However, the famous Packers marker never spoke, and the Mississippi state auditor ordered him to pay back the money with interest.
Although Favre has returned the $1.1 million paid for the performances, he has yet to pay $228,000 in interest.
Former NFL player Brett Favre walks to the 10th tee during the famous four in the second round of the American Family Insurance Championship at University Ridge Golf Club on June 11, 2022, in Madison, Wisconsin. (Patrick McDermott/Getty Images)
Favre’s lawyer, Bud Holmes, told NBC News that Favre was being questioned by the FBI. Holmes denied that his client had done anything wrong, and specifically denied that Favre knew that the money paid to him came from federal funds set aside to help families in need.
By New York Post:
Favre also lobbied for a multimillion-dollar grant for a pharmaceutical company, of which he is the largest shareholder, and $5 million for a new softball court at the University of Southern Mississippi, where his daughter joins the team and the elderly Favre plays football. in college.
During the scandal, text messages surfaced where Favre asked a representative of the pharmaceutical company Prevacus, “I don’t know if this is legal, but we have to punch him.” The text message, allegedly citing former Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant, and Favre sent an additional text, “Also, if it’s legal, I’ll give some of my shares to the governor.”
Bryant refused to reciprocate on this.
“As I’ve said before, as Mississippi’s state inspector @ShadWhite said, I will never be charged with show money” Favre tweeted in 2021. “I’m doing everything I can to support this investigation to make things right for the people of Mississippi, and I’ve shared everything I know I’m getting paid for the three years of ads I shoot, and I pay money tax as needed.
The federal fund from which the money comes is called Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF). The money paid to Favre came from more than $70 million. Others receiving funding are a horse farm, a volleyball complex, and a professional wrestler.
The defendant in the case said that the money paid to Favre was given at the behest of former Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant. However, Bryant denied knowing that the money came from federal Social Security funds.
Brad Pigott, the state attorney responsible for recovering embezzled funds from the TANF program, has been fired by the state welfare agency after issuing a subpoena asking for more information about Bryant and Favre’s involvement in the program, Fox News reported. Current Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves (right) said Pigott was fired because he had a political agenda.
Former NFL player Brett Favre performs on stage during Day 3 of SiriusXM’s Super Bowl LIV on January 31, 2020, in Miami, Florida. (Cindy Ord/Getty Images for SiriusXM)
“To think of the tens of millions of dollars the country has planned to spend on fighting poverty – and to see it go to different ends – is terrifying for many of us,” Pigott told NBC News. “Mr. Favre is a very good quarterback, but as a great NFL quarterback, he is new to challenges.
“All of this remains a complete mystery,” Pigott continued, “why is Mr. TANF making millions of dollars on how Favre, as payment for speeches he didn’t give, would go to a company where he was the largest individual investor and in the volleyball building of his graduate school. $5 million for him to play volleyball.”
Brett Favre was not charged with a crime in this case.
Source: Breitbart
