Former NFLBrett Favre, quarterback, denied wrongdoing after he was accused of being involved in a high-profile case of public corruption in Mississippi. Favre said that he has been “unjustly smeared in the media” in a statement to Fox NewsTuesday
“I have done nothing wrong, and it is past time to set the record straight,” Favre said in the statement.
Favre, 52, is There were 38 individuals or organizations sued by the state in the earlier part of the yearIt will seek to recoup the money it claimed was fraudulently diverted to Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), a federal program that grants funds to states for families in financial need.
Favre was paid $1.1 million for speeches that he didn’t give. A report of the Mississippi state auditor dated May 2020. Additionally, the University of Southern Mississippi, Favre’s alma mater and the school where his daughter played volleyball, received $5 million in welfare funds, and a volleyball facility was later built at the school. Favre and Phil Bryant exchanged text messagesShow Bryant’s guidance to Favre as he tried to make the volleyball center project a success.
