A Mississippi judge denied a request by attorneys for Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre to dismiss him as a defendant in a lawsuit seeking to recover millions of dollars diverted from a welfare relief fund.
Favre is among 47 defendants targeted by the Mississippi Department of Human Services in an investigation into what prosecutors say was the allegedly fraudulent transfer of nearly $80 million from the federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program into projects — such as a volleyball facility at Favre’s alma mater, the University of Southern Mississippi, where his daughter played the sport — supported by wealthy or influential people.
In their motion, Favre’s lawyers offered 300 pages of exhibits, which, under court procedure, the judge said she was unable to consider. Favre’s attorneys countered that “if, as MDHS falsely alleges, Favre was part of a conspiracy, it was the most public and open conspiracy in Mississippi history,” adding, “it was directed and carried out by MDHS itself to transfer funds from one public state entity to another, Southern Miss, and it was vetted and approved by numerous lawyers and State officials.
Favre’s alleged involvement in Mississippi’s largest public corruption case has helped bring broader national attention to it and cost him endorsement deals.
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