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yortsed snacilbuper

(7,939 posts)
Thu May 7, 2020, 01:55 PM May 2020

The Brett Favre scandal is the biggest sports story no one is talking about

The state welfare fund, had spent $5 million renovating the volleyball stadium at the University of Southern Mississippi.

Favre is a graduate of the University of Southern Mississippi. His daughter is on the volleyball team there. In an interview by the AP, Favre boasted about raising funds to build the stadium, and while some of the money was raised from individual donors, $5 million came from the state’s welfare budget.

Mississippi Today also reported that the Mississippi Community Education Center gave over $2 million of state welfare money to a company called Prevacus, which does concussion research and makes medical devices.

Favre invested in Prevacus, per Sports Illustrated. He sat on the advisory board.

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Follow the money.

Al

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The Brett Favre scandal is the biggest sports story no one is talking about (Original Post) yortsed snacilbuper May 2020 OP
You would think ESPN would be all over it exboyfil May 2020 #1
I Predict It Will Be ProfessorGAC May 2020 #3
And yet something else for Rachel to talk about!!! nt LAS14 May 2020 #2
They are too busy covering kneeing on the field. Oh, the horrors. kairos12 May 2020 #4
This is big JustAnotherGen May 2020 #5
The GOP is a dirtbag club. nt PufPuf23 May 2020 #6
Remember Rotten Ronnie and the "welfare queens" of NY? There's that GOP projection. Hermit-The-Prog May 2020 #15
Chicago JustAnotherGen May 2020 #17
And NO charges have or will be filed against Farve. Ferrets are Cool May 2020 #7
They need to make him cough up the $7million LuvNewcastle May 2020 #8
He has paid back 500K Ferrets are Cool May 2020 #13
How do we know Favre participated in this fraud? Because the fraudulent accounting says so? Progressive Law May 2020 #9
+1, I want to know what the hard evidence against Farve is uponit7771 May 2020 #10
Didn't he wonder when a $1M just magically appeared in his account exboyfil May 2020 #14
It appears Favre acknowledges receipt of the money...I am more suspicious now. Progressive Law May 2020 #16
WTF is a welfare fund doing investing in sports facilities? Amazing. Vinca May 2020 #11
That needs to stop immediately jimfields33 May 2020 #12

exboyfil

(17,865 posts)
1. You would think ESPN would be all over it
Thu May 7, 2020, 02:08 PM
May 2020

In three separate cases, TANF money was used improperly when Favre was involved. There is some excellent reporting from Mississippi Today.

Investigative reporters in all states should start kicking the tires on their own TANF Block Grant funds. It is disgusting how little of the actual aid gets to the poorest residents of the poorest state. Money that could be used for tutoring, scholarships, and of course general living expenses.

https://mississippitoday.org/2020/02/27/welfare-program-paid-5-million-for-new-volleyball-center/

JustAnotherGen

(31,924 posts)
5. This is big
Thu May 7, 2020, 02:24 PM
May 2020

In internet chatter in NJ.

More so than the 'sports' aspect - but with the knowledge that Red State Senators are conspiring to make us go bankrupt when we are paying their way in EVERYTHING?

This is Welfare Fraud.

It's time for us to go.

LuvNewcastle

(16,858 posts)
8. They need to make him cough up the $7million
Thu May 7, 2020, 03:21 PM
May 2020

that he took from the welfare dept. and the other agency. Favre's an asshole. Make him pay; that's what will really hurt him.

Ferrets are Cool

(21,110 posts)
13. He has paid back 500K
Thu May 7, 2020, 04:21 PM
May 2020

and will pay back another 500K in "installments".

I'm sure that was a closed door deal to keep him out of prison.

 

Progressive Law

(617 posts)
9. How do we know Favre participated in this fraud? Because the fraudulent accounting says so?
Thu May 7, 2020, 03:25 PM
May 2020

I suspect Favre may have been totally unaware of any fraudulent activities, and that the administrators used his name to cook the books. Time will tell.

exboyfil

(17,865 posts)
14. Didn't he wonder when a $1M just magically appeared in his account
Thu May 7, 2020, 05:17 PM
May 2020

or his fundraising "efforts" netting $5M of TANF money for the volleyball area?

jimfields33

(16,006 posts)
12. That needs to stop immediately
Thu May 7, 2020, 03:30 PM
May 2020

We need a top down review of everything. Trump’s will require us to anyway with all the skeletons that will be found in the next decade.

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