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EXPLAINER: Favre, other sports figures in welfare fraud case

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NFL royalty Brett Favre and a famous former pro wrestler are named in a civil lawsuit. The former head of the state's Department of Human Services is at the center of the case. The state paid $1.1 million in welfare money to a nonprofit known as the Mississippi Community Education Center.

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The Independent

EXPLAINER: Favre, other sports figures in welfare fraud case

Mississippi’s largest public corruption case in state history involves tens of millions of misspent dollars earmarked for needy families

2 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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Associated Press News

EXPLAINER: Favre, other sports figures in welfare fraud case

Mississippi's largest public corruption case, in which tens of millions of dollars earmarked for needy families was misspent, involves a number of sports figures with ties to the state — including NFL royalty Brett Favre and a famous former pro wrestler.

2 years ago·United States

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abc News

EXPLAINER: Favre, other sports figures in welfare fraud case

Mississippi’s largest public corruption case in state history involves tens of millions of misspent dollars earmarked for needy families

2 years ago·United States

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KRDO

EXPLAINER: Favre, other sports figures in welfare fraud case

By ERICA HUNZINGER AP Sports WriterMississippi’s largest public corruption case, in which tens of millions of dollars earmarked for needy families was misspent, involves a number of sports figures with ties to the state — including NFL royalty Brett Favre and a famous former pro wrestler.At the center, though, is the former head of the state’s Department of Human Services, John Davis, who pleaded guilty on Sept. 22 to federal counts of conspirac…

2 years ago·Colorado Springs, United States

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Winnipeg Free Press

EXPLAINER: Favre, other sports figures in welfare fraud case

Mississippi’s largest public corruption case, in which tens of millions of dollars earmarked for needy families was misspent, involves a number of sports figures with ties to the state

2 years ago·Winnipeg, Canada

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National Post

EXPLAINER: Favre, other sports figures in welfare fraud case

Mississippi’s largest public corruption case, in which tens of millions of dollars earmarked for needy families was misspent, involves a number of sports…

2 years ago·Canada

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