Brett Favre’s company, Favre Enterprises, was reportedly paid more than $1 million for the Hall of Fame quarterback to give speeches that he never actually made, which is according to an audit by the Mississippi Department of Human Services.
A nonprofit group is at the center of an embezzlement scheme in Mississippi that used federal welfare money to pay the former NFL quarterback, according to the Clarion Ledger.
“Auditors said after reviewing dates and other details they determined Favre “did not speak nor was he present for those events.” They wrote the amount Favre made in the deal was “unreasonable.” The Clarion Ledger has reached out to the Favre’s agent for comment on this story and several related DH stories and has not received a response. He faces no criminal charges.”
The audit labeled the payments to Favre Enterprises as “questioned costs,” meaning auditors either saw “clear misspending” or could not verify the money had been lawfully spent.
More from the audit:
“Favre Enterprises was contracted to appear at several events, record promotions, and provide autographs for marketing materials from July 1, 2017 through July 31, 2018. Additional contract information provided that the contract fee would be paid in installments and would include three (3) speaking engagements, one (1) radio spot and one (1) keynote address. There was no mention of the contract price in the contract supplied to auditors. When auditors requested further details on the performance of the contract, specifically the dates of any speaking engagements, MCEC provided a list of dates and events that fulfilled the contract terms; however, upon a cursory review of those dates, auditors were able to determine that the individual contracted did not speak nor was he present for those events. Two payments were made to Favre Enterprises – one for $500,000 in December 2017 and one for $600,000 in June 2018.
Due to the inability to verify that any work was performed in order to fulfill the contract, and due to the unreasonable amount paid, the entire payment of $1,100,000 paid in FY 2018 is questioned.”
