Legendary NFL quarterback Brett Favre continues to be entangled in political scandals in his home state of Mississippi.
Favre, who played collegiately at Southern Miss, was linked on Monday to a scandal involving former Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant.
Mississippi Today reported on Monday that there could be connections between Favre, a drug company he invested in, public welfare funds and Bryant.
Favre reportedly hoped to make a significant amount of money from the investment. According to the report, Favre might have tried to leverage his relationship with Bryant.
“It’s 3rd and long and we need you to make it happen!!” Favre allegedly texted Bryant in late 2018.
“I will open a hole,” Bryant allegedly replied.
Part 1 of our investigation:
Former Gov. Phil Bryant used his office, political influence and connections to help NFL legend Brett Favre boost a fledgling drug company.
Then he tried to cash in on the project when he left office, text messages show: https://t.co/EQBc0dBieE pic.twitter.com/eTqTtgcjwo
— Adam Ganucheau (@GanucheauAdam) April 4, 2022
Favre reportedly met with welfare officials to agree on an investment. Bryant allegedly accepted stock in the company after he left office.
While Bryant admits the timeline of everything doesn’t look good, he denies any knowing wrongdoing.
This is not the first time that Favre has been linked to a political scandal in his home state. He reportedly received more than $1 million in welfare funds for no-show appearances.
A new report from Mississippi Today delves into connections between Brett Favre, a drug company in which he invested, allegedly misappropriated public welfare funding, and former Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant. https://t.co/n1UNEH5Np6
— ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) April 4, 2022
y’all – remember that weird story a couple of years ago about Brett Favre getting $1M in basically free money from the Miss. welfare dept? surprise, surprise, it was even shadier than it seemed: https://t.co/Qv9UAe1azi
— shalise manza young (@shalisemyoung) April 4, 2022
This is a blockbuster investigation from @MSTODAYnews‘s @ayewolfe: at least $1.7 mil in federal tax dollars intended for the poorest Mississippians went to Brett Favre’s pharma start-up, former Gov. Phil Bryant was set to receive stock once out of office https://t.co/9dyOSmRBGA
— Elise Jordan (@Elise_Jordan) April 4, 2022
The Brett Favre welfare scandal is back. And now a former governor of Mississippi is involved. We’ve got shady texts, misappropriation, welfare money. This story has it all.https://t.co/HLEKuiLL7H
— Brandon Walker (@BFW) April 4, 2022
The full story from Mississippi Today can be seen here.
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