{"id":500026,"date":"2022-10-11T19:22:54","date_gmt":"2022-10-11T16:22:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/im-unjustly-smeared-in-mississippi-welfare-scandal\/"},"modified":"2022-10-11T19:22:54","modified_gmt":"2022-10-11T16:22:54","slug":"im-unjustly-smeared-in-mississippi-welfare-scandal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/im-unjustly-smeared-in-mississippi-welfare-scandal\/","title":{"rendered":"#I&#8217;m &#8216;unjustly smeared&#8217; in Mississippi 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-6a23d43ed0da7\" 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-6a23d43ed0da7\" 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\/im-unjustly-smeared-in-mississippi-welfare-scandal\/#%E2%80%9CIm_%E2%80%98unjustly_smeared_in_Mississippi_welfare_scandal%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;I&#8217;m &#8216;unjustly smeared&#8217; in Mississippi welfare scandal&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CIm_%E2%80%98unjustly_smeared_in_Mississippi_welfare_scandal%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;I&#8217;m &#8216;unjustly smeared&#8217; in Mississippi 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 is hitting back after the state of Mississippi filed a civil lawsuit against 38 people or companies, including the Packers legend, over misuse of welfare funds.<\/p>\n<p>Favre received $1.1 million from a nonprofit called the Mississippi Community Education Center \u2014 which got the money from the Department of Human Services \u2014 for alleged speaking engagements that he ultimately did not make. He repaid the money but there\u2019s $228,000 in interest that is outstanding, according to the Associated Press. Favre is also accused of helping trying to funnel $5 million toward a new volleyball facility at the University of Southern Mississippi, where Favre played football and where his daughter plays volleyball.<\/p>\n<p>The Hall of Fame quarterback, 53, denied knowing the money was coming from dollars earmarked for welfare funding. He is not facing criminal charges.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/brett-favre-welfare-scandal.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Brett Favre throws a football on the 14th green during the Celebrity Foursome at the American Family Insurance Championship golf event on June 11, 2022.\" class=\"wp-image-24204710\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/brett-favre-welfare-scandal.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/brett-favre-welfare-scandal.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/brett-favre-welfare-scandal.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Brett Favre throws a football on the 14th green during the Celebrity Foursome at the American Family Insurance Championship golf event on June 11, 2022.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI have been unjustly smeared in the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>,\u201d Favre said <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/brett-favre-rebukes-criticism-alleged-role-mississippi-welfare-fraud-scandal\">in a statement to Fox News<\/a>. \u201cI have done nothing wrong, and it is past time to set the record straight.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo one ever told me, and I did not know, that funds designated for welfare recipients were going to the University or me. I tried to help my alma mater USM, a public Mississippi state university, raise funds for a wellness center. My goal was and always will be to improve the athletic facilities at my university.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cState agencies provided the funds to Nancy New\u2019s charity, the Mississippi Community Education Center, which then gave the funds to the University, all with the full knowledge and <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>roval of other State agencies, including the State-wide Institute for Higher Learning, the Governor\u2019s office and the Attorney <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">General<\/a>\u2019s office.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was told that the legal work to ensure that these funds could be accepted by the university was done by State attorneys and State employees.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/southern-miss-volleyball.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"A view inside the Southern Miss volleyball facility on Sept. 16, 2022.\" class=\"wp-image-24204787\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/southern-miss-volleyball.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/southern-miss-volleyball.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/southern-miss-volleyball.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>A view inside the Southern Miss volleyball facility on Sept. 16, 2022.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>According to Fox <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a>, the Mississippi Community Education Center obtained a $5 million block grant from the state\u2019s Department of Human Services in October 2017. The money was meant for a Temporary Assistance for Needy Families welfare fund.<\/p>\n<p>Shad White, the state auditor who uncovered the welfare fraud, told Fox News that the \u201canalysis was incorrect\u201d when the Attorney General\u2019s office approved the grant.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe volleyball court needed to be used to benefit the needy in Hattiesburg,\u201d White said. \u201cAnd fast forward to today, what we know now is that the volleyball court has not been used to benefit the needy. So, this is an unallowable use of TANF funds for a few different reasons. And for those reasons, it doesn\u2019t matter that the attorney signed off on this. What matters is that it simply is not an allowable use of TANF funds, and it\u2019s our job in the auditor\u2019s office to point that out when we see it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While White says it\u2019s possible Favre didn\u2019t know the money was coming from TANF funds, he says Favre had to know it was government money, based on a text exchange he had with Nancy New that has been made public. The texts show Favre asking New, \u201cIf you were to pay me is there anyway the media can find out where it came from and how much?\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/southern-miss-volleyball-2.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"A view from outside the Southern Miss volleyball facility on Sept. 16, 2022.\" class=\"wp-image-24204836\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/southern-miss-volleyball-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/southern-miss-volleyball-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/southern-miss-volleyball-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>A view from outside the Southern Miss volleyball facility on Sept. 16, 2022.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>White also said the state had to \u201cdemand\u201d the $1.1 million back from Favre because he did not fulfill his alleged speaking obligations. Favre\u2019s attorney, Eric Herschmann, told Fox News that Favre fulfilled requests to record radio spots and never \u201cno showed\u201d a speaking engagement.<\/p>\n<p>A court filing previously obtained by ESPN showed text exchanges between Favre and former Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant, in which Bryant warned Favre that improper use of state welfare funds \u201ccould result in violation of Federal Law.\u201d Favre continued to push for the volleyball facility after the warning, according to the filing.<\/p>\n<p>The Associated Press also reported that court documents show Favre tried to get more money for a new facility for the Southern Miss football team.<\/p>\n<p>Mississippi is looking to recoup about $24 million from all parties named in the lawsuit.\n                        <\/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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