Brett Favre’s Charity for Needy Kids Gave $60K to Another Volleyball Gym
Before Brett Favre allegedly siphoned $5 million in Mississippi welfare funds to build a new volleyball facility at Southern Miss—his alma mater and where his daughter played the sport—his nonprofit for “disadvantaged children” help bankroll a new volleyball facility at her top-performing high school, The Daily Beast has learned.
Lately the 52-year-old retired quarterback is embroiled in his home state’s largest-ever public corruption scandal, one where $77 million intended for Mississippi’s neediest residents was instead allegedly funneled to pet projects and personal expenses for friends and family of officials with the Department of Human Services (DHS) and purported nonprofits receiving the funds. Among the beneficiaries of the scheme are Favre, three former pro wrestlers, and a one-time college football star’s residence and horse ranch.
The ex-Green Bay Packer hasn’t been charged with a crime. But he and multiple other parties are facing a civil suit from DHS, which is attempting to recoup the squandered millions that belonged to the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program.