NFL Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre suffered a major legal setback on Monday.
Mississippi State Auditor Shad White, whom Favre is suing for defamation, filed court papers once again calling for Favre to repay the state for welfare money that was instead used on vanity projects on the campus of Southern Miss. University, Favre’s alma mater.
According to the Associated Press, White said in 2020 that Favre had “improperly received $1.1 million in speaking fees from an organization that spent welfare with approval from the Mississippi Department of Human Services.”
Money from the Temporary Assistance Fund, meant for some of Mississippi’s poorest families, was instead diverted toward a volleyball arena where Favre’s daughter also played for the school.
“Favre had no legal right to the possession or control of this $1.1 Million,” White’s attorneys wrote in the court filing Monday, according to the Associated Press.
“It boggles the mind that Mr. Favre could imagine he is entitled to the equivalent of an interest-free loan of $1.1 million in taxpayer money, especially money intended for the benefit of the poor,” White said in a statement Monday.
Favre did not immediately respond to the filing.
