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Brett Favre Goes on Welfare

How the former NFL quarterback convinced Mississippi to spend its public assistance money on a volleyball facility.

Reason

Brett Favre questioned by FBI in Mississippi welfare fraud scandal

Brett Favre has been a central figure in a state and federal investigation regarding the misappropriation of millions of dollars in Mississippi welfare funds.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Mississippi drops attorney investigating welfare abuse

A Mississippi state agency has dropped its attorney investigating millions in misspent welfare dollars

The Independent UK

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Brett Favre solicited welfare money from the poorest state in the nation and it’s time to pay up

Brett Favre’s involvement in a $77 million welfare scam is just another example of how Mississippi continues to fail its most vulnerable people — and everyone involved should be held accountable.

USA Today Sports Media Group

GOP governor vetoes bill to end Jim Crow

Gov. Tate Reeves called felony disenfranchisement an "animating principle" of "every great republic"

Salon

Report: Texts Show Brett Favre’s Role in Mississippi Welfare Fraud Scandal

The retired quarterback reportedly influenced where Mississippi spent its welfare funds.

Sports Illustrated

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