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According to a report, Brett Favre was insatiable in his desire to get help to pay for a new volleyball facility at the University of Southern Mississippi, despite the potential abuse of state welfare.
Favre is alleged to have urged state officials to help him build a new volleyball complex, according to the most recent lawsuit related to the Mississippi welfare scandal, obtained by ESPN.
Favre has not been charged with the misuse of welfare, but did receive $1.1 million in welfare money from the state for no-show speaking performances, which he has since reimbursed, according to state officials.
State auditor Shad Whit last year demanded repayment of $77 million in mis-spent welfare funds — including $1.1 million to Favre — from various people and groups.
In a Facebook post when he paid back the first $500,000, Favre said he was unaware that the money he received came from social funds. He also said his charity had provided millions of dollars to poor children in Mississippi and Wisconsin.
The former Packers quarterback is accused of funneling $5 million into the new volleyball complex built in Southern Miss, where his daughter played the sport in 2017 and 2018.
Brett Favre reportedly urged state officials to help him build a new volleyball complex
Favre has been accused of getting welfare money to build a university volleyball facility
According to the ESPN report, then-Mississippi Governor Bryant texted Favre on July 28, 2019, telling Favre that the nonprofit, which had paid him to promote the volleyball initiative, “has limited control over federal funds in the United States.” form of subsidies for children’ and adults in the Low Income Community.’
‘Use of these funds’ [are] strictly controlled,” Bryant wrote, according to ESPN’s filing. “Any improper use could violate federal law. Accountants are currently investigating how these funds are being spent.’
According to the filing report, Favre texted Bryant on Sept. 4, 2019 after a meeting — in which they both attended — where she and others discussed proposing further funding for “programs” at the new volleyball facility.
Favre is also charged with attempting to pump $5 million into the new complex built in his alma mater, Southern Miss, where his daughter played volleyball in 2018. the state and has since pleaded guilty to fraud charges. Text messages allegedly showing Favre, New and Bryant working on the plan were submitted to an application last week. In an August 2017 one, Favre texted New asking, “If you paid me, would the media know where it came from and how much?”
“We clearly need your help and time is working against us,” Favre is said to have written to Bryant.
‘And we believe your name is the perfect choice for this facility and we won’t take no for an answer! You’re a Southern Miss Alumni, and people should know that you’re a supporter of the university too.”
Bryant replied, according to the report on said filing, “We’re getting there. This was a great meeting. But we must obey the law. I have to [sic] old for federal prison.”
Favre is an NFL Hall of Famer and Super Bowl winner in 1998 (pictured) with the Packers
Favre has paid back $1.1 million and has not been charged in a welfare abuse case
The company representing the NFL Hall of Famer — The Holmes Law Firm — did not immediately respond to multiple requests for comment from Dailymail.com.
Text messages allegedly alleging Favre, Nancy New — who ran a nonprofit in the state and has since pleaded guilty to fraud charges — and Bryant who worked on the plan were included in a filing two weeks ago.
In an August 2017 one, Favre texted New asking, “If you paid me, would the media know where it came from and how much?”
According to a Mississippi Today reportthe parties involved managed to find a loophole regarding the spending of the funds to provide temporary relief for needy families, in which the Mississippi Department of Human Services spent $4 million to upgrade the facility.
Favre has reportedly been questioned by the FBI over a $1.1 million payment to him.
Favre is a Super Bowl champion and three-time NFL MVP who played for the Falcons, Packers, Jets and Vikings, but is most famous for his 15 years as a quarterback in Green Bay.
He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2016.