Favre had reportedly received $1.1 million of those funds for appearances he didn't make. While Favre claimed he actually made those appearances, he admitted he didn't know the source of the money paid to him and pledged to return it.
, he admitted he didn't know the source of the money paid to him and pledged to return it.
Favre immediately paid back $500,000 and agreed to give the rest back in installments, but Mississippi said it was . Now, it has reportedly threatened Favre with a civil lawsuit if he doesn't pay $828,000, which represents the money owed plus some hefty interest on payments made in 2017 and 2018.
The TANF funds were allegedly paid through a state program known as Families First for Mississippi, described as a “family-stabilizing” initiative pushed by then-Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant and his wife.
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