Mississippi State Auditor Shad White is demanding for Brett Favre to return $828,000 in "illegally spent welfare funds" that he promised to pay back or he could face civil legal action.
The Hall of Fame quarterback received more than one million dollars in funds from nonprofits, whose founder has since been indicted on state and federal charges for their alleged role in a large-scale embezzlement scheme, according to the Mississippi Free Press.
White said in a statement that Favre accepted money for speaking engagements he never fulfilled for Families First For Mississippi.
When the news broke in May 2020, Favre paid a portion of what was owed, which led White to say the former NFL great was acting in "good faith" and he had “seen no records indicating Mr.