Brett Favre Comments on Mississippi Welfare Fraud Scandal: ‘Unjustly Smeared by the Media’

The Old gunslinger is not a fan of all the mud slinging.

Brett Favre has a problem with the media regarding his welfare fraud scandal. The Hall of Famer has issued an exclusive statement to Fox News regarding the ongoing controversy as to alleged efforts to divert federal welfare funds for pet projects and/or his own piggybank.

“I have been unjustly smeared in the media,” Favre said. “I have done nothing wrong, and it is past time to set the record straight.”

“No one ever told me, and I did not know, that funds designated for welfare recipients were going to the University or me. I tried to help my alma mater USM, a public Mississippi state university, raise funds for a wellness center. My goal was and always will be to improve the athletic facilities at my university.

“State agencies provided the funds to Nancy New’s charity, the Mississippi Community Education Center, which then gave the funds to the University, all with the full knowledge and approval of other State agencies, including the State-wide Institute for Higher Learning, the Governor’s office and the Attorney General’s office.

State auditor Shad White separately told Fox News that, while there is no evidence that Favre knew the money was coming from a specific fund for families in need, he knew it was coming from an agency that handles “programs that are geared toward helping the poor.”

Favre has not been accused of any crime yet.

The big question at this point is whether Brett Favre is going to be prosecuted.

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