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Brett Favreis set to testify in a Mississippi lawsuit centering on the alleged misuse of state welfare funds later this month.
White also claimed that Favre was given $1.1 million for motivational speeches he did not make. While Favre said he repaid the money, the state auditor said $228,000 in interest was still owed, per NBC News.
“My office looks forward to hearing Mr. Favre’s answers under oath about what happened to Mississippi’s welfare dollars," White told NBC News on Wednesday.
Favre has denied all wrongdoing in this case and said he had not known that he received TANF funds. “No one ever told me, and I did not know, that funds designated for welfare recipients were going to the University or me,” hetold Fox Newslast year.
PEOPLE was unable to reach out to Favre’s attorney for comment.
Former Mississippi Department of Human Services official John Davis pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and to commit theft concerning programs receiving federal funds, and one count of theft concerning programs receiving federal funds, according to a press release from theU.S. Department of Justice.
Court documents said he fraudulently obtained and misused federal TANF funds and funds from The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) for his “personal use and benefit.”
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The court documents allege Davis directed the Mississippi Department of Human Services to provide funds to two nonprofit organizations, which awarded contracts “to various entities and individuals for social services that were never provided,” per the release.
A total of eight people have been indicted in this case so far, with six of them, including Davis, having pleaded guilty, per ESPN.
source: people.com
