• Brett Favre’s $1.1 million no-show windfall raises plenty of questions

    Brett Favre’s $1.1 million no-show windfall raises plenty of questions
    The stunning report from the Mississippi Clarion Ledger regarding an audit that revealed among other things payment of $1.1 million to Brett Favre “for speeches he never gave” raises plenty of questions, questions that demand answers. Most obviously, has Favre paid back the money? If not, will he? More importantly, how and why did this [more]
  • Auditor: Brett Favre Received $1.1M In Welfare Funds For Speeches He Never Gave

    Auditor: Brett Favre Received $1.1M In Welfare Funds For Speeches He Never Gave
    JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A nonprofit group caught up in an embezzlement scheme in Mississippi used federal welfare money to pay former NFL quarterback Brett Favre $1.1 million for multiple speaking engagements but Favre did not show up for the events, the state auditor said Monday.
    Details about payments to Favre are included in an audit of the Mississippi Department of Human Services. State Auditor Shad White said his employees identified $94 million in questionable spending by the agency, i

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