Brett Favre

Favre ends lawsuit after sportscaster McAfee apologizes over ‘stealing from poor’ remark

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Favre must remain in welfare lawsuit, Mississippi argues

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Brett Favre seeks dismissal from Mississippi welfare funds lawsuit

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Brett Favre welfare scandal puts focus on how Mississippi treats poor people

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — In Mississippi, where elected officials have a long history of praising self-sufficiency and condemning federal antipoverty programs,
/ January 5, 2023

Media reaction to Jerry Jones shows that white men suffer no consequences 

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/ December 9, 2022

The greatest welfare kings and queens of white history

OPINION: Brett Favre’s alleged welfare fraud places him on a long list of white scammers who stole from Black people to make themselves rich.
/ October 3, 2022

It’s understandable to think Brett Favre is getting a pass from the media

OPINION: Many people saw an imbalance in the media coverage between Boston Celtic coach Ime Udoka and the Hall of Fame quarterback, even though the media has been covering Favre’s involvement in a welfare fraud scheme for the past two years.
/ September 28, 2022

Brett Favre got millions in welfare cash for volleyball project, went back to get more for football, records show

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — After Mississippi spent millions of dollars in welfare money on Brett Favre’s pet project, a university
/ September 26, 2022

Ex-state leader pleads guilty in welfare case in which Brett Favre’s project got $1M

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A former director of Mississippi’s welfare agency pleaded guilty Thursday to federal and state charges in
/ September 23, 2022

Texts show Brett Favre asked if media would find out he was getting $1M in welfare money

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Newly revealed text messages show how deeply a Mississippi governor was involved in the state paying
/ September 15, 2022