Former NFL quarterback Brett Favre released a statement Tuesday amid his alleged involvement in a civil suit regarding misuse of the state of Mississippi’s welfare funds
“No one ever told me, and I did not know that funds designated for welfare recipients were going to the University or me,” Favre said. “I tried to help my alma mater USM, a public Mississippi state university, raise funds for a wellness center. My goal was and always will be to improve the athletic facilities at my university.
“State agencies provided the funds to Nancy New’s charity, the Mississippi Community Education Center, which then gave the funds to the University, all with the full knowledge and approval of other State agencies, including the State-wide Institute for Higher Learning, the Governor’s office and the Attorney General’s office,” Favre said.“I was told that the legal work to ensure that these funds could be accepted by the university was done by State attorneys and State employees,” he said.
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