Mississippi Supreme Court Rejects Brett Favre's Attempt to Dismiss Welfare Scheme Lawsuit

The Mississippi Supreme Court has denied former NFL quarterback Brett Favre's appeal to be dismissed from a civil lawsuit filed by the state over a welfare fraud scheme. The lawsuit seeks to recoup millions of dollars distributed as part of the scheme, in which funds meant for the neediest families in Mississippi were misused. Favre's attorneys argued that he received no financial benefit from the transfer of money to his alma mater, the University of Southern Mississippi, but the court rejected their appeal. Favre is one of several individuals and entities named in the lawsuit, but he has not been criminally charged in connection with the fraud scheme.