Brett Favre may have thought things have calmed down, but he finds himself under scrutiny again.
The latest development in the investigation into Brett Favre’s alleged role in the misspending of Mississippi welfare funds has led to a probe into the former Green Bay Packer’s role in promoting a cream intended to treat concussions.
Favre had been a big promoter of PreVPro as he even spoke about it during the Super Bowl in February 2020. Pharmaceutical company Prevacus received $2.2 million in Mississippi state welfare funds for the development of the cream, according to A.J. Perez of Front Office Sports.
“But as the first handful of payments were made for the development of that drug, one source told FOS that Favre became more enamored with the development of the cream after he came across a similar product called AloeMD.
“Thousands of dollars of the TANF funds were diverted from Prevacus’ original concussion treatment to develop the PreVPro cream.
“However, it was never actually produced in mass quantities to be sold to the public, in spite of multiple animal experiments that led to the deaths of at least a half-dozen dogs.”
A source then informed Perez that Favre “knew” the welfare money was being sent to Prevacus for the development of the cream. Mississippi was given $70 million from the federal government to go to the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program.
Favre has denied that he knew where the money was coming from.
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The investigation also led to the discovery that Favre had been paid $1.1 million for motivational speeches and promotional events that he did not perform. He has paid that money back but not the interest on it.
In addition, Favre allegedly secured $5 million in welfare funds for the development of a new volleyball facility at the University of Southern Mississippi.
The 53-year-old is currently not facing any criminal charges.
