Favre receives $1.1 million in MS welfare funds; faces no charges

[D'Lo Brown]

https://sports.yahoo.com/audit-brett-favre-paid-11-m-in-welfare-funds-for-appearances-he-didnt-make-015403643.html

The audit states that the MCEC paid Favre's company, Favre Enterprises, $500,000 in December 2017 and $600,000 in June 2018 for appearances. According to the Clarion-Ledger, those appearances were to include promotions, autographs and speaking engagements.

According to the audit conducted by State Auditor Shad White's office, "auditors were able to determine that the individual contracted did not speak nor was he present for those events."

The Clarion-Ledger and AP both reached out to Favre and his representatives on Monday and did not immediately receive a response. Favre is not facing criminal charges.

[D'Lo Brown]

Also, the Million Dollar Man received $2 million for his ministry (not the Ministry of Darkness, mind you). Further, his son Brett additionally received welfare funds from the state in order to undergo drug treatment & he was later charged for that, although he's currently pleading not guilty.

https://mississippitoday.org/2020/05/04/increasingly-absurd-expenditures-newly-released-audit-questions-94-million-in-dhs-spending/

[GB Warrior]

Fiscal responsibility at its finest.

[pbiflyer]

Fiscal responsibility at its finest.

It was part of widespread fraud in their DHS department:

Mississippi welfare scandal: Luxury cars among $94M in questionable spending, audit shows
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/05/04/mississippi-welfare-scandal-audit-shows-94-million-questionable-spending/3080541001/

[tower912]

Is this money this red state has been mooching from the blue states?

[GB Warrior]

It was part of widespread fraud in their DHS department:

Mississippi welfare scandal: Luxury cars among $94M in questionable spending, audit shows
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/05/04/mississippi-welfare-scandal-audit-shows-94-million-questionable-spending/3080541001/

I'm aware, and my criticism is of Mississippi and their 'small government' hypocrites

[GooooMarquette]

I'm aware, and my criticism is of Mississippi and their 'small government' hypocrites

I believe in Mississippi it's "small gubmint."

[Billy Hoyle]

Also, the Million Dollar Man received $2 million for his ministry (not the Ministry of Darkness, mind you). Further, his son Brett additionally received welfare funds from the state in order to undergo drug treatment & he was later charged for that, although he's currently pleading not guilty.

https://mississippitoday.org/2020/05/04/increasingly-absurd-expenditures-newly-released-audit-questions-94-million-in-dhs-spending/

Is that for his winter church in the Netherlands Antilles or one of his other seasonal churches?

If you want to get away with fraud, just say it's for religious purposes.

[MU82]

Is that for his winter church in the Netherlands Antilles or one of his other seasonal churches?

If you want to get away with fraud, just say it's for religious purposes.

John Oliver did a brilliant episode a few years back where he created a church and invited donations. He collected upwards of 100K IIRC and shielded all of it from the tax man because, well, it was a church! I think he eventually gave it away to charity, but it made for a couple of hilarious (and also eye-opening) episodes.

[4everwarriors]

https://sports.yahoo.com/audit-brett-favre-paid-11-m-in-welfare-funds-for-appearances-he-didnt-make-015403643.html

Trailer trash, aina?

[Uncle Rico]

Trailer trash, aina?

Once trash, always trash

[ZiggysFryBoy]

Trailer trash, aina?

Dem wranglers dont pay for themselves, aina.

[Spotcheck Billy]

Now Favre states he thought it was for some commercials he shot. Who takes $1.1M from a charity to make a couple of PSAs?

[Billy Hoyle]

John Oliver did a brilliant episode a few years back where he created a church and invited donations. He collected upwards of 100K IIRC and shielded all of it from the tax man because, well, it was a church! I think he eventually gave it away to charity, but it made for a couple of hilarious (and also eye-opening) episodes.

yep, that was hilarious!

[ZiggysFryBoy]

John Oliver did a brilliant episode a few years back where he created a church and invited donations. He collected upwards of 100K IIRC and shielded all of it from the tax man because, well, it was a church! I think he eventually gave it away to charity, but it made for a couple of hilarious (and also eye-opening) episodes.

He was just copying Reggie White.

[Billy Hoyle]

He was just copying Reggie White.

I apologize to Bears fans for bringing up the name Curtis Enis, but he was represented by a a sketchy preacher/agent who negotiated a 10% "tithing" to his church in Enis' contract (normal commission at the time was 4%). The NFLPA killed that.