Brett Favre denies wrongdoing in Mississippi welfare fraud case
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Brett Favre, the former NFL player who has been linked to allegations of welfare fraud in Mississippi, said this week that journalists and the public have the story wrong.
"I have been unjustly smeared in the media," the Hall of Fame quarterback told CBS News on Tuesday. "I have done nothing wrong, and it is past time to set the record straight.
Favre has been suspected of helping state officials redirect dollars that were meant for low-income families in Mississippi to a local nonprofit organization. He has not been charged in connection with the case.
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