A new round of evidence from the Mississippi Department of Human Services reportedly shows that Green Bay Packers icon Brett Favre knew he was taking state welfare funds to build a volleyball facility, despite his public denials and defamation lawsuits.
The Hall-of-Famer has been embroiled in an ugly scandal over the last year after it was discovered that he was one of several powerful individuals involved in a scheme that saw funds meant for needy Mississippi citizens being used for purchases and projects that did not help the people the money was meant for.
Since the news broke last year of the 11-time Pro Bowler’s alleged illegal activities, Favre has consistently denied the accusations publicly and even filed defamation suits against media personalities Shannon Sharpe and Pat McAfee.
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In responding to a motion to dismiss the ongoing case against the Green Bay Packers great, the Mississippi Department of Human Services released a slew of new texts between Favre and accomplice Nancy New — the individual who laundered welfare funds through her foundation before before passing them on to the NFL legend.
In one text regarding the funds that would eventually be used to construct a new volleyball facility at Brett Favre’s alma mater, the University of Southern Mississippi, the Green Bay Packers great asks, “Will the public perception be that I became a spokesperson for various state-funded shelters, schools, homes, etc….and was compensated with state money? Or can we keep this confidential (h/t Front Office Sports)?”
It is a question that New responded to by confirming it would be completely confidential.
Southern Mississippi — which is also a defendant in the case — received as much as $5 million from the universities handshake agreement with Favre. The majority of that money came from the Mississippi state welfare program. Favre’s daughter was attending the school and on the volleyball team when the scandal began in 2017.