Favre repaying $1.1 M for no-show speeches, auditor says Former NFL quarterback Brett Favre is repaying more than $1 million in welfare money that he received for speeches where he did not show upJACKSON, Miss. -- Former NFL quarterback Brett Favre is repaying $1.1 million in welfare money that he received for multiple speeches where he did not show up, the Mississippi state auditor said Wednesday. Auditor Shad White said his office received $500,000 from Favre on Wednesday, plus a commitment that Favre will repay the other $600,000 in installments over the next few months. John Davis was director of the Department of Human Services from January 2016 until July 2019, appointed by then-Gov. AP left a phone message Wednesday at Mississippi Community Education Center's Jackson office with questions about the payments to Favre.

Source: ABC News May 06, 2020 17:39 UTC