Brett Favre Won’t Be Pleading Fifth Amendment In The Ongoing Case Regarding Welfare Funds

Former Green Bay Packers quarterback and Hall of Famer Brett Favre “does not intend to invoke the Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination” in a Mississippi civil action where he is one of more than 40 defendants, according to his lawyer, A.J. Perez of Front Office Sports.

Brett Favre Won’t Be Pleading Fifth Amendment In The Ongoing Case Regarding Welfare Funds

Brett Favre’s attorney asserts that despite rumours that he was a “central actor” in the Mississippi welfare scam, the quarterback “has done nothing wrong.”

A.J. Perez’s story in FOS now claims that the legal defence for Favre has taken an intriguing turn. This new tactic, according to a “veteran federal criminal defence attorney,” is “playing a very dangerous game.”

The Mississippi Department of Human Services is attempting to recover cash that was misappropriated from the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program, and Favre’s legal team has filed a request to keep the case from being put on hold. A government program called TANF is intended to help the most vulnerable families in the country.

“Favre would be severely prejudiced by a stay,” his lawyer’s wrote. “A stay under these circumstances would unduly delay Favre’s opportunity to have his day in court and clear his name.”

Anything Favre says to defend himself in the civil lawsuit might potentially be used against him in a subsequent criminal investigation, which is the concern for him. Or it might prompt a probe into the likelihood that Favre lied when testifying under oath in the civil lawsuit.

That’s when federal criminal defense lawyer Matt Tympanick responded to A.J. Perez, saying “Though his statements made during these proceedings cannot come as direct evidence in a potential criminal case, they could come as impeachment evidence if Favre were to take the stand.”

However, Favre would very probably lose if he tried to utilize the Fifth Amendment in the civil lawsuit since he wouldn’t be refuting the evidence that had been presented against him.

Attorneys for Favre maintain that he is innocent of all charges.

 

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