Brett Favre to Repay $1.1 Million for Speeches He Didn’t Make\, Auditor Says

Brett Favre to Repay $1.1 Million for Speeches He Didn’t Make, Auditor Says

NYTimes.com Thursday, 7 May 2020 ()
The Hall of Fame quarterback was the unknowing recipient of money intended to help needy families in his home state, Mississippi, officials said.
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News video: Brett Favre Received $1.1M In Welfare Funds For Speeches He Never Gave

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A nonprofit group caught up in an embezzlement scheme in Mississippi used federal welfare money to pay former NFL quarterback Brett Favre $1.1 million for multiple speaking engagements but Favre did not show up for the events, the state auditor said Monda. Geoff Petrulis reports.