Information broke earlier this yr that Inexperienced Bay Packers’ legendary quarterback Brett Favre was concerned in a welfare rip-off in Mississippi. The Corridor of Famer reportedly siphoned (with the assistance of the governor on the time) cash from welfare funds to construct a brand new volleyball stadium for the College of Southern Mississippi.
Nevertheless, months earlier than even the primary shred of reports broke in early 2020, one in every of Favre’s enterprise associates acquired a name about it.
In line with Entrance Workplace Sports activities, the caller alerted the affiliate about each the quarterback and Jake VanLandingham. VanLandingham is the founding father of a concussion drug firm that’s alleged to have lied about its efficacy.
The caller mentioned:
“I needed you to know that Jake and Brett are going to be a part of the largest welfare fraud case within the historical past of the state of Mississippi. It might change into the largest welfare scandal within the historical past of the nation.”
Entrance Workplace Sports activities confirmed with many sources that the decision did certainly identify each events. The decision occurred in 2019 and the primary report that was even remotely linked to Favre got here in early 2020.
Many sources, together with the telephone name, appear to contradict what Favre has mentioned this whole time – that he did not know the cash was from a welfare fund.
Each the quarterback and vanLandingham have been named in a lawsuit earlier this yr that’s searching for to recuperate all of the incorrectly spent funds. This might whole as a lot as $77 million.
Is Brett Favre going to jail?
There’s purpose to imagine, given his position and the alleged textual content messages exhibiting his information of the crime, that the legendary quarterback ought to go to jail. He is additionally being sued for his position within the scandal and it does not appear like he is going to have the ability to keep away from punishment.
However given how wealthy and highly effective he’s, jail time does not appear very probably. A wonderful, even perhaps the compensation of the funds he stole, could be very probably. Time spent behind bars is unlikely given his stature and the character of the case. That may probably solely additional improve the anger of followers the world over.
With that mentioned, a punishment, even perhaps a harsh one, is sort of assuredly on the best way. We will must see how the scenario performs out.
