FBI questions Brett Favre in Mississippi welfare scandal

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EXCLUSIVE: The FBI questioned NFL hall-of-fame quarterback Brett Favre in connection with a $70 million Mississippi welfare scandal. The nation's poorest state used child welfare money to pay Favre for speeches he never made.

that Bryant was among those involved in directing the transactions. Her lawyer declined to comment.

“Don’t know if legal or not but we need cut him in,” Favre texted a company official in November 2018, referring to Bryant. Following up three days later, Favre wrote, “Also if legal I’ll give some of my shares to the Governor.”“All of it remains quite a mystery,” Pigott told NBC News, “as to why Mr.

At least $3 million went to Ted DiBiase, a retired professional wrestler. Marcus Dupree, a former college football star, also received $370,000 in welfare funds, which prosecutors say partly went to fund his horse ranch. “They told me they didn’t have the funds,” said Edwards, who now works as a cook at a Cracker Barrel restaurant.

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