State adds USM volleyball project to effort to recoup misspent welfare funds

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The state's court filing marks the first time the state has detailed NFL quarterback Brett Favre's role in securing welfare funds for the construction of a new volleyball stadium at Southern Miss.

by Anna Wolfe, Mississippi Today December 5, 2022 After months of national coverage about how former NFL quarterback Brett Favre solicited welfare money to build a volleyball stadium at his alma mater, the state of Mississippi has filed civil charges attempting to recoup the money. The lawsuit alleges that Favre"understood that grant funds provided by MDHS could not be used for brick-and-mortar construction" — the first time Favre has officially faced this charge.

This article first appeared on Mississippi Today and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.

 

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