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Brett Favre to repay state $1.1 million for speeches he never gave in Mississippi welfare scandal

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Mississippi Clarion LedgerView CommentsBrett Favre is paying Mississippi back $1.1 million in welfare money he received for speaking engagements and other purposes, according to State Auditor Shad White.&nbsp;White said the former Green Bay Packers quarterback paid his office $500,000 on Wednesday and he would "repay the remainder in installments over the next few months." The auditor said the money will eventually be sent to the Mississippi Department of Human Services for welfare-related expenditures.Favre received funds from the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families&nbsp;program, or TANF,&nbsp;in 2017 and 2018,&nbsp; the auditor released Monday.&nbsp;The money came through the Department of Human Services and a nonprofit, the Mississippi Community Education Center, or MCEC. The audit said the nonprofit paid Favre's company, Favre Enterprises, $1.1 million for appearances, promotions, autographs and speaking engagements that he didn't attend.&nbsp;&nbsp;RELATED:Auditors wrote that Favre "did not speak nor was he present for those events." They added the amount he made in the deal was "unreasonable."&nbsp;"I want to applaud Mr. Favre for his good faith effort to make this right and make the taxpayers and TANF families whole," White said in a statement.&nbsp;"To date, we have seen no records indicating Mr. Favre knew that TANF was the program that served as the source of the money he was paid."RELATED:Favre has also faced scrutiny in recent months for his other links to MCEC, including its and , Prevacus. He has not responded to the Clarion Ledger's requests for comment.&nbsp;Contact Luke Ramseth at 601-961-7050&nbsp;or . Follow on Twitter.View Comments

Mississippi Clarion LedgerView CommentsBrett Favre is paying Mississippi back $1.1 million in welfare money he received for speaking engagements and other purposes, according to State Auditor Shad White.&nbsp;White said the former Green Bay Packers quarterback paid his office $500,000 on Wednesday and he would "repay the remainder in installments over the next few months." The auditor said the money will eventually be sent to the Mississippi Department of Human Services for welfare-related expenditures.Favre received funds from the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families&nbsp;program, or...

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