Favre asks to be dismissed from Mississippi welfare lawsuit
Source: AP
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS 35 minutes ago
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre is asking to be removed from a lawsuit by the state of Mississippi that seeks to recover millions of dollars in misspent welfare money that was intended to help some of the poorest people in the U.S.
An attorney for Favre filed papers on Monday saying the Mississippi Department of Human Services groundlessly and irresponsibly seeks to blame Favre for its own grossly improper and unlawful handling of welfare funds and its own failure to properly monitor and audit how organizations used the money.
Including Favre in this lawsuit has had the intended effect it has attracted national media attention to this case, Favres attorney, Eric D. Herschmann, wrote in the filing in Hinds County Circuit Court.
Herschmann wrote that the lawsuit focuses on the welfare agencys false insinuations concerning Favres supposed involvement rather than on the agency, which in fact is responsible for allowing this scandal to occur.
FILE - Former NFL football quarterback Brett Favre speaks with reporters prior to his induction to the Mississippi Hall of Fame in Jackson, Miss., on Aug. 1, 2015. Favre is asking to be removed from a civil lawsuit in Mississippi that seeks to recover millions of dollars in misspent welfare money that was intended to help some of the poorest people in the U.S. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)
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Effete Snob
(8,387 posts)"I am in no way responsible for the failure of the bank to determine whether the check I cashed was a forgery."
LakeArenal
(28,820 posts)LetMyPeopleVote
(145,321 posts)Favre was a co-conspirator and participated in the fraud
Judi Lynn
(160,545 posts)dchill
(38,505 posts)Rural_Progressive
(1,105 posts)paleotn
(17,931 posts)AZLD4Candidate
(5,698 posts)Diamond_Dog
(32,006 posts)Now the whole country will know what we did! waaaaa
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Un. Real.
LiberalFighter
(50,950 posts)Raven123
(4,849 posts)He was one of my favorite witnesses during the hearings. At one point he said that he told team Trump, "All I want to hear is peaceful transition of power." But, he plays on the other team, so he's still scum.
3auld6phart
(1,048 posts)JesusH . Between horseshit Walker and this clown Favre. I do believe Foot ball should be banned.
Far to any brain injured players out there screwing up. Its a dumbass game anyways. A bunch of
Panies running cup and down a field , clothed in tights,chasing a ball. No comparison to Soccer or h hurling, where real athelites play.
ShazzieB
(16,420 posts)I'm not a huge football fan myself, but tens of millions of people in this country are crazy about it. It's not going anywhere.
OAITW r.2.0
(24,504 posts)Without his participation and "name", the scheme wouldn't have been attempted. Sorry Brett, you are a co-conspirator.
SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)TeamProg
(6,141 posts)LudwigPastorius
(9,155 posts)Grins
(7,218 posts)He wrote that?
I dont think hes stupid so this is desperation.
SouthernDem4ever
(6,617 posts)Swede
(33,257 posts)What a swell guy.