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Feb 06 2024
News
Brett Favre must repay remaining $730,000 in misspent welfare money, Mississippi auditor says
Mississippi’s state auditor filed court papers Monday renewing his call for Brett Favre to repay the state for welfare money that the auditor says was improperly spent on projects backed by the retired NFL quarterback. Auditor Shad White’s demand of nearly $730,000 from Favre is the latest twist in a long-running legal battle over money that was supposed to help some of the poorest people in
AL.comFeb 05 2024
News
Ex-NFL quarterback Brett Favre must finish repaying misspent welfare money, Mississippi auditor says
Favre repaid $500,000 to the state in 2020 and $600,000 in 2021, but the new court filing said he still owes nearly $730,000 because interest accrued on the balance. JACKSON, Miss — Mississippi's state auditor filed court papers Monday renewing his call for Brett Favre to repay the state for welfare money that the auditor says was improperly spent on projects backed by the retired NFL
THV11Oct 05 2023
News
Brett Favre to Be Deposed Over Mississippi Welfare Scandal
Brett Favre is set to testify in a Mississippi lawsuit centering on the alleged misuse of state welfare funds later this month. The retired NFL quarterback, 53, is scheduled to give a testimony under oath on Oct. 26 at a hotel in Hattiesburg, according to a court filing obtained by the Associated Press and NBC News. He was previously named, along with more than 40 others, as part of a lawsuit
PeopleOct 03 2023
News
Ex-QB Favre to testify in Mississippi welfare case
The Mississippi Department of Human Services has filed notice of its intent to depose former NFL quarterback Brett Favre as part of its civil lawsuit seeking to recover millions of dollars in misspent welfare funds. In a court filing Monday, the agency's notice said its lawyers were scheduled to take Favre's sworn testimony beginning Oct. 26 in Hattiesburg, Miss. According to Front Office
ESPN.comFeb 01 2024
News
‘Walgreens Isn’t A Welfare Agency’: Jesse Watters Mocks ‘Squad’ Member Who Called Store Closure Racist
Fox News host Jesse Watters roasted Democratic Rep. Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts Thursday for claiming the closure of a Walgreens in the Roxbury neighborhood of Boston was due to racism. Walgreens closed the store, citing changes in consumer buying habits and the market, according to NBC Boston. Watters called out Pressley after she blasted the drug store chain in a Tuesday speech on the
The Daily CallerMar 17 2020
Background
Animal Welfare
Animal welfare is the well-being of nonhuman animals. Formal standards of animal welfare vary between contexts, but are debated mostly by animal welfare groups, legislators, and academics.[1][2] Animal welfare science uses measures such as longevity, disease, immunosuppression, behavior, physiology, and reproduction,[3] although there is debate about which of these best indicate animal welfare
WikipediaNov 18 2023
Opinion
Congress Should Fund Real Border Security, Not a Worldwide Welfare State
In October alone, U.S. Customs and Border Protection reports that 240,988 foreigners were “encountered” attempting to enter the U.S. from Mexico, the highest total for that month in our history. Among them were 13 people on the FBI terror watchlist. Not among them, of course, were the tens of thousands of “gotaways” who sneaked into our country without being caught and could present all kinds
The Heritage FoundationFeb 06 2024
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Mississippi is still trying to get Brett Favre to repay nearly $730,000 in welfare funds that he used on a volleyball arena
Mississippi’s state auditor filed court papers Monday renewing his call for Brett Favre to repay the state for welfare money that the auditor says was improperly spent on projects backed by the retired NFL quarterback. Auditor Shad White’s demand of nearly $730,000 from Favre is the latest twist in a long-running legal battle over money that was supposed to help some of the poorest people in
FortuneOct 03 2023
News
Brett Favre to Give Sworn Testimony On Mississippi Welfare Scandal
Brett Favre will give sworn testimony about the Mississippi welfare scandal for the first time in late October, attorneys for the Mississippi Department of Human Services said in a deposition notice filed in court on Monday, Oct. 2. The filing says Jones Walker LLP “will take the deposition of Brett Lorenzo Favre in accordance with the Mississippi Rules of Civil Procedure beginning on Thursday
Mississippi Free Press