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LZ Granderson: The accusations against Brett Favre are not just another NFL scandal

Nearly every member of my family has ties to Mississippi. During school breaks, we would load up the Aerostar and head out from Detroit, down I-75 south to our grandparents' home in Cruger, a small town nestled somewhere between where Emmett Till's body was found and where Medgar Evers was…

Los Angeles Times · Sep 30, 2022

Report: Brett Favre’s Charitable Foundation Funneled Funds to USM Athletics

Based on tax records, Favre 4 Hope reportedly donated over $130,000 throughout three years to help fund USM’s volleyball facility.

Sports Illustrated · Sep 29, 2022

Texts: Favre also sought welfare money for football facility

New court documents show retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre texted the Mississippi governor in 2019 to ask about getting money from the state's welfare agency to build an indoor practice facility for the University of Southern Mississippi’s football team

The Independent UK · Sep 25, 2022

Ex-director set to plead guilty in Mississippi welfare fraud

A former director of Mississippi’s welfare agency is set to plead guilty to new federal charges in a conspiracy to misspend tens of millions of dollars that were intended to help needy families

The Independent UK · Sep 22, 2022

Texts bust Favre, GOP in welfare scandal

"If you were to pay me is there any way the media can find out where it came from and how much?" Favre asked

Salon · Sep 15, 2022

Brett Favre Goes on Welfare

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

Reason · Sep 15, 2022

Text messages link Favre, welfare money, volleyball facility

New court documents show the Mississippi governor in 2017 knew of a plan for a nonprofit group to pay Brett Favre more than $1 million in welfare grant money so the retired NFL quarterback could help fund a volleyball facility

The Independent UK · Sep 14, 2022

New Texts Show Favre’s Alleged Involvement in Welfare Scheme

Messages from 2017 appear to show Favre asking whether the source and amount of money he received could be tracked by the media.

Sports Illustrated · Sep 14, 2022

NFL hall-of-famer Brett Favre questioned by FBI in $70m Mississippi welfare scandal

A defendant in a Mississippi welfare fraud case had previously said that she funnelled $1.1m in welfare money to the former NFL star at the direction of former Gov Phil Bryant

The Independent UK · Sep 2, 2022

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 · Sep 1, 2022