The scandal exposed state employees who were taking money from funds dedicated to families in need for personal use and the use of high-profile athletes Favre was never arrested or charged in the case ...

*(CNN) — Text messages released as part of a civil lawsuit related to misspent welfare funds in Mississippi allegedly show former Gov. Phil Bryant worked to help former NFL and Hall of Fame ...

GREEN BAY, Wis. – Before becoming an iconic quarterback for the Green Bay Packers, Brett Favre was the star quarterback at Southern Mississippi. With his daughter playing volleyball at the university, ...

*NFL icon Brett Favre is threatening to take legal action against Dr. Umar Johnson if he continues to discuss his welfare scandal. Favre was at the center of an investigation for his link to a ...

An investigative report by Mississippi Today revealed Tuesday that former Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant helped former NFL quarterback Brett Favre obtain welfare funds in order to help build a new ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The deposition in the ...

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Brett Favre’s triumphs and tribulations will be the subject of a new documentary premiering this week. With it comes new details about the man some Mississippians once ...

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi audit says a nonprofit group used more than $1 million in welfare money to pay former NFL quarterback Brett Favre for multiple speaking engagements — but he did not ...

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — As Brett Favre became ensnared in media attention for his connection to Mississippi’s sprawling welfare scandal, Gov. Tate Reeves’ brother suggested the state official ...

Former NFL quarterback Brett Favre will testify during a congressional hearing about the need for welfare reform Tuesday, the communications director for the House Ways and Means committee confirmed ...