{"id":2056575,"date":"2023-10-05T13:55:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-05T17:55:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/brett-favre-to-testify-in-lawsuit-over-use-of-mississippi-federal-funds\/"},"modified":"2023-10-05T13:57:04","modified_gmt":"2023-10-05T17:57:04","slug":"brett-favre-to-testify-in-lawsuit-over-use-of-mississippi-federal-funds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/brett-favre-to-testify-in-lawsuit-over-use-of-mississippi-federal-funds\/","title":{"rendered":"Brett Favre to testify in lawsuit on Mississippi federal funds usage."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbrett-favre-to-testify-in-lawsuit-over-use-of-mississippi-federal-funds%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2056575&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Former NFL quarterback Brett Farve \u200dis inducted into the Ring of \u200cHonor \u2064during a halftime ceremony \u2062during the game\u200b between the Green Bay Packers and the Dallas\u2064 Cowboys at Lambeau Field\u200c on October 16,\u2063 2016 \u200cin Green Bay, Wisconsin.  (Photo by Hannah Foslien\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/james-meyers\">James Meyers<\/a><br \/>10:45 AM\u2064 \u2013\u200d Thursday, October 5, 2023<\/p>\n<p>Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre has been scheduled to be deposed in \u2062a Mississippi lawsuit that \u2063alleges misuse of state welfare funds, according to court documents.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px;  text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>A notice of deposition was filed on Monday at the \u200dHinds County Circuit Court by attorneys for Mississippi\u2019s \u200bDepartment of Human Services. Favre will give a sworn testimony \u200bon October 26<sup>th<\/sup> at a \u200dhotel in Hattiesburg.<\/p>\n<p>The NFL Hall of Famer and more than three dozen defendants are involved in the lawsuit after the Human Services director filed it \u2064to \u2062recover the\u200b welfare money. \u2062The Magnolia State\u2019s state \u200bauditor Shad White\u2064 claimed more\u200d than \u2063$70 million\u200b in Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) welfare funds were misused \u200dand used on things that \u2064had nothing to do with needy families. <\/p>\n<p>The \u2062TANF sued Favre and others last year citing a \u201cgross misuse\u201d \u2062of\u200d TANF funds.<\/p>\n<p>However, the former Green Bay \u2063Packers quarterback has denied any wrongdoing \u2064and claimed\u200c that\u200b he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/brett-favre-to-testify-in-lawsuit-over-use-of-mississippi-federal-funds\/\" title=\"Brett Favre to testify in lawsuit on Mississippi federal funds usage.\">paid \u200dback <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nfl-great-brett-favre-sued-by-mississippi-over-misspent-welfare-funds\/\" title=\"NFL Great Brett Favre Sued By Mississippi Over Misspent Welfare Funds\">misspent welfare funds<\/a><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Favre was paid $1.1 million in state funds to\u2063 make motivational\u200d speeches in 2017 and\u200c 2018,\u2062 which \u2064he later repaid. However,\u2063 White said last year the former quarterback \u200dstill owes $228,000\u2064 in interest.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Favre has\u2063 repeatedly\u2064 claimed his\u200d innocence stating he didn\u2019t know the funds were welfare\u200b dollars and said he has done\u2062 nothing \u200bwrong.<\/p>\n<p>The United States Senate \u2062confirmed last week that a new U.S. attorney will take on the case after \u2063a delay of over a year. <\/p>\n<p>Mississippi\u200b has\u200d ranked amongst the poorest states\u200d in the U.S. \u200bfor several years. The Mississippi Department of Human Services has allowed well-connected people \u200bto waste away $77 million in\u200c federal welfare funds from 2016 to 2019, according to \u2064the state auditor and state and\u2062 federal \u2064prosecutors.<\/p>\n<p>According to \u200cWhite, \u200dFavre \u200cused $5 million to help fund\u2064 a volleyball\u200c arena at \u2063his alma mater, the University of Southern Mississippi, where his daughter played volleyball. <\/p>\n<p>White\u2062 alleged another $1.7 million went\u200c to the development \u200dof a concussion treatment \u2063drug, a project the former quarterback supported. <\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, there have been\u200c no\u2063 criminal charges brought against Favre, but a former department director and others \u2064involved have pleaded guilty \u2064to \u200dmisspending. <\/p>\n<p>Favre had also requested that the Hinds\u2062 County \u2064Circuit Court and the Mississippi Supreme Court remove him as a defendant in the lawsuit, but both requests were denied.<\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive breaking news\u2063 blasts directly to your\u2064 inbox for free. Subscribe here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>One \u2062America\u2019s \u200dJessamyn Dodd and\u00a0California congressional candidate Christine Bish discuss disability legislation and the Fentanyl crisis.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Congressman Matt Rosendale\u200c says why he \u2062voted \u2064to oust\u200b speaker Kevin McCarthy.\u2063 One America\u2019s John Hines\u200c has more from Capitol Hill.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Jim Jordan \u2064might be the \u2063next House Speaker, while Donald Trump makes an appeal in his N.Y. Civil Case.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The\u2064 world is closely \u200dwatching\u2063 the U.S. political turmoil, witnessing\u200b historic events: The first-ever \u2063removal of a House Speaker, with 8 Republicans\u2062 joining Democrats to make it happen. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Meta is planning\u2064 to lay off employees on Wednesday \u200bin the unit of its metaverse-oriented Reality Labs division focused on creating custom silicon<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Sam Bankman-Fried\u2019s fraud trial got under way with\u200b jury selection on Tuesday, nearly a year after his now<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-gaetz-threatens-to-oust-speaker-mccarthy\/\" title=\"Rep. Gaetz vows to remove Speaker McCarthy.\">-bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange\u2019<\/a>s\u00a0collapse.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-rising-importance-of-the-gen-z-vote\/\" title=\"Gen Z's vote is gaining significance.\">global\u200d cryptocurrency market remains badly scarred<\/a> following the tumultuous collapse of crypto exchange FTX\u2062 and other \u2062big players last year<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>A \u2062California federal\u2063 judge \u2062has ruled people who own Tesla\u200b cars must pursue autopilot claims in individual arbitration rather than court.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> \u200c What is the alleged\u2064 involvement of Brett \u200bFavre \u200din\u200c the misuse of welfare funds?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Hat the deposition be held in a \u200ddifferent location, but the court denied his request, stating that the location chosen by\u200d the Department of Human Services is appropriate.<\/p>\n<p>The deposition will involve questioning Favre about his involvement in the alleged misuse\u2064 of welfare funds. The lawsuit claims that\u200b Favre, along with\u2062 other defendants,\u2064 misused more than $70 \u2063million in welfare \u200dfunds meant \u200bfor needy families. The funds were allegedly used for \u2062purposes unrelated to their intended purpose.<\/p>\n<p>Favre, however, has denied any wrongdoing and has stated that he paid \u2062back the\u200c misspent welfare funds. In 2017 and 2018, he was paid $1.1 million to make motivational speeches, which he later repaid. Despite this, the state auditor \u200dclaims that Favre\u200b still owes $228,000 in \u200cinterest.<\/p>\n<p>The case has gained attention due to Favre&#8217;s involvement and his status as a former NFL \u200cquarterback. However, it is important to \u2062note that\u200d no criminal charges have been brought against him. The lawsuit is a civil matter aimed at recovering the misused funds.<\/p>\n<p>The state of Mississippi \u2063has been \u200bplagued by poverty for several \u200cyears, and the misuse of welfare funds adds to the challenges faced by the state&#8217;s most vulnerable citizens. The Mississippi\u2063 Department of Human Services \u200bhas come under scrutiny for allowing\u2062 well-connected individuals to misappropriate federal welfare funds.<\/p>\n<p>As the \u2062case moves forward, it remains to be seen how Favre&#8217;s involvement will impact its outcome. The \u200ddeposition scheduled\u200b for\u2064 October \u206426th will\u2062 provide an \u200bopportunity for the attorneys to gather more information and make their case.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, the scheduled deposition of former NFL quarterback Brett Favre in\u2063 the Mississippi welfare funds \u2063lawsuit highlights the \u2064alleged misuse of funds \u200band raises questions about\u2063 accountability. As the legal proceedings continue, it is crucial that justice is served and the welfare funds are properly utilized for \u200cthe benefit of those in need.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brett Farve joins the Ring of Honor at Lambeau Field on October 16, 2016. 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