Brett Favre to Face Welfare Fraud Lawsuit in Mississippi

Brett Favre's motion to dismiss the Mississippi Department of Human Services' lawsuit against him for his involvement in a $77 million welfare fraud scandal has been denied by a circuit court judge. Favre is accused of funneling $5 million in welfare funds into a new volleyball arena at his alma mater, Southern Mississippi, where his daughter was playing the sport at the time, and another $1.7 million in public aid towards the development of an anti-concussion drug company that counted the retired quarterback among its investors. Favre's attorneys argued that the MDHS was trying to deflect from its own failed oversight by suing the Pro Football Hall of Famer.