A Mississippi judge has denied Brett Favre's motion to dismiss civil charges against him in an ongoing welfare fraud scandal, calling his legal argument 'unpersuasive and inapplicable.'
Favre, who does not face criminal charges, claims that he didn't realize the funds used to build the stadium were intended for welfare recipients.
."I tried to help my alma mater USM, a public Mississippi state university, raise funds for a wellness center."that any fault involving misspent funds was that of state agencies and officials. Per Mississippi Today, Peterson concluded in her ruling that Favre’s argument that MDHS “failed to allege that Favre formed an agreement with anyone to do anything unlawful” was “without merit.”
"Specifically, Plaintiff alleged that Favre personally guaranteed funds for the construction of a volleyball facility at USM, that he was unsuccessful at fundraising efforts, that he conducted months of negotiations and backdoor meetings with other named defendants and the University of Southern Mississippi Athletic Foundation to acquire funding, that the funding came from TANF funds and that said were used of non-TANF purposes, i.e. construction of a volleyball facility.
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