Defendant asserts ex-governor directed her to pay Brett Favre $1,100,000 in welfare funds

Nancy New, in court filings, pecifically mentions former Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant regarding $1.1 million in money paid to Favre for “Favre speaking at events, keynote speaking, radio and promotional events.”

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A defendant in a Mississippi welfare fraud case said in a court document she directed $1.1 million in welfare money to former NFL star Brett Favre at the direction of former Gov. Phil Bryant.

Mississippi news outlets report that the accusation, which Bryant denies, is in a filing on behalf of defendant Nancy New, who, with her son, once ran a nonprofit group and an education company in Mississippi.

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