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Former NFL quarterback Brett Favre is set to testify in a lawsuit alleging that state welfare funds in Mississippi were misused.
According to court documents obtained by NBC News, Favre is scheduled to testify under oath on October 26 at a hotel in Hattiesburg.
Favre's testimony comes after the Mississippi Department of Human Services filed a lawsuit to regain misspent welfare funds. An investigation by Mississippi State Auditor Shad White found that roughly $77 million in Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) funds from 2016 to 2019 were used to fund projects by Favre and several others rather than going to families in need.
According to White, $5 million in TANF funds were directed to a volleyball arena at Favre's alma mater, the University of Southern Mississippi, where his daughter also plays. Roughly $1.7 million also went to developing a treatment drug for concussions, which was supported by Favre, according to reports. White further alleged that Favre was given over $1 million for motivational speeches he didn't make.
“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 (October 4).
Favre has maintained his innocence, saying he didn't know 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," he previously told Fox News.
Thus far, eight people have been indicted in the case, with six of them, including Former Mississippi Department of Human Services official John Davis, having pleaded guilty.
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