NFL Hall of Famer Brett Favre questioned by FBI over Mississippi welfare money: report

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The FBI has questioned NFL Hall of Famer and Green Bay Packers legend Brett Favre for his alleged involvement in a Mississippi welfare fraud case in which Favre was paid $1.1 million for motivational speeches that he never gave, according to a report.

The money that was reportedly paid to Favre in 2017 and 2018, came from the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) welfare fund, and was part of a larger scandal of $70 million that was paid to Favre, a professional wrestler, a horse farm and a volleyball complex. 

Former NFL player Brett Favre speaks onstage during day 3 of SiriusXM at Super Bowl LIV on January 31, 2020 in Miami.  (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for SiriusXM )

According to a defendant in the case, the money paid to Favre reportedly came at the direction of former Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant. Bryant has denied knowing that the money came from welfare money. 

Favre has repaid the money but not the $228,000 in interest demanded by a Mississippi state auditor, and he has not been charged or accused of a crime, according to NBC News. 

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Budd Holmes, Favre’s lawyer, admitted that the FBI spoke with Favre regarding the case, a fact that was not previously known. 

In October 2021, Favre defended himself in a series of tweets, saying that he was unaware the money he took was from TANF and, he was under the impression that he was paid for his participation in three years of commercials. 

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"I am doing all that I can to support this investigation to make things right for the people of