Mississippi sues former NFL legend Brett Favre, wrestlers, over welfare mis-spending

Mississippi Department of Human Services sued Favre, three former pro wrestlers and several other people and businesses to try to recover millions of misspent welfare dollars that were intended to help some of the poorest people in the U.S.

PACKER PRTIDE: Brett Favre at the NFL Hall of Fame Enshrinement Ceremony in 2016 in Canton, Ohio.

THE Mississippi Department of Human Services is suing retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre and three former pro wrestlers along with several other people and businesses to try to recover millions of misspent welfare dollars that were intended to help some of the poorest people in the US.

The lawsuit says the defendants “squandered” more than $20 million in money from the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families anti-poverty program.