{"id":495780,"date":"2022-09-24T20:16:37","date_gmt":"2022-09-24T17:16:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/espn-milwaukee-pauses-brett-favre-spots-amid-welfare-scandal\/"},"modified":"2022-09-24T20:16:37","modified_gmt":"2022-09-24T17:16:37","slug":"espn-milwaukee-pauses-brett-favre-spots-amid-welfare-scandal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/espn-milwaukee-pauses-brett-favre-spots-amid-welfare-scandal\/","title":{"rendered":"#ESPN Milwaukee pauses Brett Favre spots amid welfare scandal"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a23a610173cb\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a23a610173cb\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/espn-milwaukee-pauses-brett-favre-spots-amid-welfare-scandal\/#%E2%80%9CESPN_Milwaukee_pauses_Brett_Favre_spots_amid_welfare_scandal%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;ESPN Milwaukee pauses Brett Favre spots amid welfare scandal&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CESPN_Milwaukee_pauses_Brett_Favre_spots_amid_welfare_scandal%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;ESPN Milwaukee pauses Brett Favre spots amid welfare scandal&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Brett Favre\u2019s weekly spot on ESPN Milwaukee is on pause.<\/p>\n<p>Favre had been slated to <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ear on the radio station to talk about the Packers on Monday mornings with Jen Lada, Gabe Neitzel and his former Green Bay teammate Mark Chmura, but those spots are on the backburner as the Mississippi welfare scandal in which the NFL legend allegedly received or steered millions of dollars.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for Good Karma Brands, which operates ESPN Radio in many cities (including New York), <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/frontofficesports.com\/espn-milwaukee-sidelines-brett-favre-amid-welfare-scandal\/\">confirmed to Front Office Sports that the Favre spots are on hold<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>The 52-year-old Favre has not been charged with a crime in the scandal and has denied knowing that the money came from federal welfare funds that were misallocated by his home state. <\/p>\n<p>He received $1.1 million in 2017 and 2018 to give speeches that were never ultimately delivered. He has since returned that money. Favre also lobbied for $5 million to go towards a new volleyball arena at his alma mater Southern Mississippi, where his daughter was playing on the team at the time.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/GettyImages-1370040942-1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Brett Favre's weekly spots with ESPN Milwaukee are on pause.\" class=\"wp-image-23993631\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/GettyImages-1370040942-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/GettyImages-1370040942-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Brett Favre\u2019s weekly spots with ESPN Milwaukee are on pause.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images for SiriusXM<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/GettyImages-1420201593.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Brett Favre at the NFL Honors event in February.\" class=\"wp-image-23993633\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/GettyImages-1420201593.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/GettyImages-1420201593.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Brett Favre at the NFL Honors event in February.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Favre\u2019s attorney has acknowledged that the former star quarterback was questioned by the FBI in the matter.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>Investigators have said that more than $70 million in welfare funds were misspent by Mississippi. <\/p>\n<p>Earlier this week, John Davis, who was Mississippi\u2019s welfare director during the period of malfeasance, pled guilty to federal fraud charges. NBC reported that there was a potential cooperation agreement attached to the deal. Davis ultimately pled guilty to conspiracy to commit fraud and theft.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt Davis\u2019s direction, [Mississippi\u2019s welfare agency] provided federal funds to two nonprofit organizations and then directed the two nonprofit organizations to fraudulently award contracts to various entities and individuals for <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social<\/a> services that were never provided,\u201d the Justice Department said a release announcing the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a>.<\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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