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My fellow critics of all things sports, media and sports media: Can we switch up now? We need to stop tweeting, writing and saying that the Brett Favre welfare money theft misappropriation story isn’t getting attention from “the media.” It most certainly is. Thanks to the diligent work of some journalists in Mississippi, this writer first started wondering over two years ago why Favre got $1.1 million earmarked for needy families through the Mississippi Department of Human Services. Yes, it… Source link

Brett Favre’s Mississippi welfare scandal keeps getting bigger. (Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images) Throughout his Mississippi welfare fund scandal, Brett Favre has pleaded innocence or, at worst, ignorance. No, he didn’t just take the $1.1 million and run, he actually did record ads for the nonprofit involved. No, he had no idea that money came from a program intended to help needy families. No, he really did pay back the money (with no interest). A new report from Mississippi Today… Source link

The lawyer tasked with probing ex-NFL quarterback Brett Favre, former Governor Phil Bryant and others in a sprawling $94 million Mississippi welfare fraud scheme has been fired by the state. Brad Pigott, a former U.S. attorney leading the investigation for the Mississippi Department of Human Services, was informed of his termination by MDHS Director Bob Anderson on Friday. He told Mississippi Today that he wasn’t given cause for his dismissal but was told that it wasn’t related to the quality… Source link

The Mississippi Department of Human Services has named Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre in a lawsuit seeking to recoup roughly $24 million in misspent welfare funds intended to combat poverty in one of the nation’s poorest states. The lawsuit filed on Monday seeks $3.2 million combined from Favre and Favre Enterprises, Inc. Favre is one of 38 defendants in the lawsuit that also names former pro wrestlers Brett and Ted DiBiase and their father Ted DiBiase Sr. aka “The Million Dollar… Source link

After weeks of rumors, the Big 12 will add BYU, UCF, Houston and Cincinnati in a league vote on Friday. The news was first reported by Pete Thamel of Yahoo and then Brett McMurphy of Action Network. The three American schools are obligated to provide two years of notice to leave the conference and a $10 million exit fee. But a host of reports say the schools will play in the Big 12 in 2023. That would require paying a negotiated exit fee. Connecticut did that to leave the league earlier… Source link

Senior NFL Writers Terez Paylor and Charles Robinson discuss what’s next for Green Bay and Aaron Rodgers. Could the Packers have another ugly divorce with a Hall of Fame quarterback? It sounds like Brett Favre is telling Rodgers to watch his back. Hear the full conversation on the Yahoo Sports NFL Podcast. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher or wherever you listen. Source link