Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre continues to find himself in hot water due to a welfare scandal in Mississippi. On Monday, the Green Bay Packers legend was sued by the Mississippi Department of Human Services, along with three former professional wrestlers and others in an attempt to recover millions of dollars in welfare meant to go to some of the poorest people in the United States.
This lawsuit claims Favre and the other defendants “squandered” over $20 million from the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families anti-poverty program, according to Emily Wagster Pettus of The Associated Press.
Brett Favre was paid over $1 million personally for speaking engagements he didn't show up for in recent years, and last month incriminating text messages showed the former Packers star requested over $8 million in total funds when including multiple other projects. That includes $5 million in grant funds for a volleyball stadium at the University of Southern Mississippi and over $2 million to a Florida-based pharmaceutical company named Prevacus backed by Favre.
Favre has apparently paid back some of the money, but State Auditor Shad White said last October the legendary quarterback still owed $228,000 in interest. White released this statement on the new lawsuit:
“I applaud the team filing this suit and am grateful the state is taking another step toward justice for the taxpayers,” White said. “We will continue to work alongside our federal partners — who have been given access to all our evidence for more than two years — to make sure the case is fully investigated.”
Brett Favre hasn't been charged with any criminal wrongdoing in this case, but it looks like he could have to pay back more money.
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