Multi-million dollar scam involving Packers Hall of Famer Brett Favre sees major development Notifications New User posted their first comment this is comment text Approve Reject & ban Delete Logout

Multi-million dollar scam involving Packers Hall of Famer Brett Favre sees major development

There was a major development in the Brett Favre fraud scandal in Mississippi. The multi-million-dollar welfare scam in Mississippi involving just had a major update that could prove to be a positive for the retired quarterback. reported that the state’s welfare department fired attorney Brad Pigott, who was originally hired to get to the bottom of Favre's potentially criminal behavior. The dismissal came in the wake of his exploration into a $5 million payment to the University of Southern Mississippi. He was investigating the involvement of former quarterback Brett Favre and former Mississippi governor Phil Bryant in the case. NBC Sports' Mike Florio added more context on Pigott's dismissal from the investigation. "The firing happened roughly a week after he sent a subpoena to the University of Southern Mississippi aimed at exploring why and how the school received $5 million in welfare funds to build a volleyball stadium." NEW: Rep. Bennie Thompson sent a letter to the DOJ asking them to investigate whether or not former Gov. Phil Bryant directed $1.1 million in Temporary Assistance For Needy Families funds to his friend, retired NFL star Brett Favre.
NEW: Rep. Bennie Thompson sent a letter to the DOJ asking them to investigate whether or not former Gov. Phil Bryant directed $1.1 million in Temporary Assistance For Needy Families funds to his friend, retired NFL star Brett Favre. , saying that he was fired for being dilligent in his efforts. He added that since people will be behind bars as a result of this, the state of Mississippi should be trying to be veracious during this process: “All I did, and I believe all that caused me to be terminated from representing the department or having anything to do with the litigation, was to try to get the truth about all of that. People are going to go to jail over this, at least the state should be willing to find out the truth of what happened.”

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Favre was supposed to write a $5 million check to fund the construction of a new volleyball stadium, with his daughter being on the Golden Eagles women's volleyball team. Instead, he asked the Mississippi Community Education Center to use federal welfare money. Pigott condemned the alleged behavior as a proud Mississippian while speaking to the on the matter: “I’m a born-and-raised Mississippian, and this particular kind of fraud was just an especially offensive failure to use money to serve what [federal] law calls ‘needy families,’ of which we have an excess supply in Mississippi, and do have great, great needs." "I found it especially offensive that they so cavalierly spent so many millions of dollars intended to remove poverty in this state, and instead spend it on each other and celebrity figures and corporations and their favorite institutions.” FWIW not the first time Brett Favre exposed himself. A Mississippi state agency lawyer who was trying to recoup millions of dollars in misused welfare funds was fired after he issued a subpoena that could expose details about the involvement of prominent locals, including Brett Favre and a former governor. A Mississippi state agency lawyer who was trying to recoup millions of dollars in misused welfare funds was fired after he issued a subpoena that could expose details about the involvement of prominent locals, including Brett Favre and a former governor. FWIW not the first time Brett Favre exposed himself. Pigott believes that his own personal politics as the former U.S. Attorney appointed by Bill Clinton were the reason he was removed from the Brett Favre-USM scandal. NFL Injuries: Find out about ? Poll : 0 votes Quick Links More from Sportskeeda Thank You! Show More Comments No thanks Delete Cancel Update Reply ❮ ❯ No thanks Delete Cancel Update Reply ❮ ❯ Be the first one to comment on this story More from Sportskeeda Fetching more content... 1 Logout No Results Found