{"id":406657,"date":"2022-09-18T15:48:23","date_gmt":"2022-09-18T15:48:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/?p=406657"},"modified":"2022-09-18T15:48:23","modified_gmt":"2022-09-18T15:48:23","slug":"what-is-brett-favre-mississippi-welfare-scandal-elaborated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/what-is-brett-favre-mississippi-welfare-scandal-elaborated\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Brett Favre Mississippi welfare scandal? Elaborated!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Text message controversies have already damaged the reputation of Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre. You may recall that in one case, Favre and two massage therapists reached an out-of-court settlement in 2013 after they accused him of sending them improper and uninvited sexual text messages in 2008 while he was a member of the New York Jets.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IAMRiknzScY\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The NFL also looked into Favre in relation to claims that he sent offensive images to a Jets TV personality. In the end, the NFL stated it was unable to determine whether he had broken any conduct rules, but it did punish him $50,000 for refusing to participate in the inquiry.<\/p>\n<p>Now, it appears like Favre is at the centre of a bigger problem due to his phone texts.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sUlwo7edvu4\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>This is so as a result of a series of texts sent by Favre and the former governor of Mississippi, Phil Bryant, that Mississippi Today published this week and which portray both of them as eager participants in a scheme to steal millions of federal dollars from a state program intended for underprivileged children and families, according to prosecutors.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Unc Shannon sharpe went off on Brett Favre \ud83d\ude2e\u200d\ud83d\udca8\ud83d\ude2e\u200d\ud83d\udca8\ud83d\ude2e\u200d\ud83d\udca8\ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Cg0f6YXtKI\">pic.twitter.com\/Cg0f6YXtKI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Shannonnn sharpes Burner (PARODY Account) (@shannonsharpeee) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/shannonsharpeee\/status\/1570065304063188993?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 14, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>How Much Money Was taken By Brett Favre?<\/h2>\n<p>A volleyball stadium at the University of Southern Mississippi, where Favre&#8217;s daughter played the sport, would cost at least $5 million, the text conversations, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/mississippitoday.org\/2022\/09\/13\/phil-bryant-brett-favre-welfare\/\">Mississippi Today<\/a>, show. According to Mississippi Today, Favre earned the most of the credit for raising funds.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This thread is jaw dropping. In a just world, the former MS Governor, the current MS Governor Tate, and Brett Favre should all be looking at prison time for conspiracy to commit and knowingly committing $77M in welfare fraud. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/n5X8O1BV1S\">https:\/\/t.co\/n5X8O1BV1S<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Qasim Rashid, Esq. (@QasimRashid) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/QasimRashid\/status\/1571091703096037376?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 17, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>How Did Brett Misappropriate This Money?<\/h2>\n<p>These accounts claim that the funds taken from the Mississippi welfare fund were utilized to aid in the construction of a new volleyball stadium at Southern Miss, where Favre attended college and played football. More significantly, his daughter was simultaneously playing volleyball for the institution.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The newly released texts show that Gov. Bryant, Brett Favre, and others worked together to channel at least $5 million of the state\u2019s welfare funds to build a new volleyball stadium at University of S. Mississippi, where Favre\u2019s daughter played the sport <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/V4gmAFPN7Q\">https:\/\/t.co\/V4gmAFPN7Q<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Devlin Barrett (@DevlinBarrett) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DevlinBarrett\/status\/1569801596371963907?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 13, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>What&#8217;s Happening Next?<\/h2>\n<p>Despite Favre having been questioned by the FBI, he and Bryant have not been accused of any crimes. According to Favre, he thinks he has done nothing wrong.<br \/>\nHowever, the recently made public texts appear to point to a sense of guilt on Favre&#8217;s part. Depending on other information that emerges, they might also increase Bryant&#8217;s potential criminal exposure.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">these brett favre texts are damning <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RDkYd7lCen\">pic.twitter.com\/RDkYd7lCen<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dan Ozzi (@danozzi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/danozzi\/status\/1570251551020822529?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 15, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Given the text messages that were introduced into court hearings this week, it is still unclear what additional sanctions may be imposed on Favre.<\/p>\n<p>Unlike Favre and Bryant, New has already been criminally indicted for the welfare issue on 13 felony counts. It&#8217;s entirely feasible that may be happening, but it hasn&#8217;t been confirmed, given the bombshell nature of the text texts.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Mississippi DHS director had pledged $4 million in Temporary Assistance For Needy Families Funds to build the volleyball stadium, but Favre knew it wouldn&#39;t be enough to fully fund the project.<\/p>\n<p>So he and Nancy New made a plan, texts show. 4\/<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iyuBJCQWth\">https:\/\/t.co\/iyuBJCQWth<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ashton Pittman (@ashtonpittman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ashtonpittman\/status\/1570960270310404096?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 17, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>FOR MORE NFL UPDATES &#8211;<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/huge-boost-for-the-new-orlean-saints-as-two-key-players-are-marked-available-for-the-game-vs-the-buccaneers\/\">Huge Boost for the New Orlean Saints as Two Key Players Are Marked Available for the Game vs the Buccaneers<\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/football-player-props-best-nfl-player-props-bets-for-week-2-chicago-bears-vs-green-bay-packers\/\"><strong>Football Player Props \u2013 Best NFL Player Props Bets For Week 2 \u2013 Chicago Bears vs Green Bay Packers<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Text message controversies have already damaged the reputation of Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre. You may recall that in one case, Favre and two massage therapists reached an out-of-court settlement in 2013 after they accused him of sending them improper and uninvited sexual text messages in 2008 while he was a member of the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":264344,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[48],"tags":[2435,3084,2819],"class_list":["post-406657","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl","tag-brett-favre","tag-nfl-scandal","tag-nfl-updates"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/406657","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/22"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=406657"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/406657\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/264344"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=406657"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=406657"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=406657"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}