Brett Favrec‘s SiriusXM show has been suspended after its involvement in a Mississippi fraud scandal, a company spokesperson confirmed The Hollywood Reporter.
The news follows ESPN Milwaukee’s decision to suspend its weekly Packers recap program The Brett Favre Showaccording to NBC Sports. The ex-footballer, who also played for the Atlanta Falcons and New York Jets, hosted the NFL show The SiriusXM Blitz with Brett Favre and Bruce Murray since 2018. The show airs on Tuesdays and most recently aired on September 13.
In May, the former NFL quarterback — along with 37 other individuals and organizations — was charged by the Mississippi Department of Human Services for allegedly misusing millions in state aid for personal projects. In Favre’s case, that reportedly included diverting $5 million in aid for the construction of a volleyball stadium at the University of Southern Mississippi, where Favre’s daughter played.
In a report published earlier this month by Mississippi today, text messages show the former quarterback teaming up with former Mississippi governor Phil Bryant Bryant, along with former executive director of Mississippi’s Department of Human Services John Davis and founder of Mississippi Community Education nonprofit Nancy New to allegedly divert those state health funds .
Those funds were part of a federal program known as the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), which helps states financially support low-income families with children. Favre previously denied that he knew the money came from the program.
Favre was also interviewed by the FBI, which his attorney Bud Holmes confirmed NBC News. The federal agency spoke to the former professional soccer player about the more than $1 million in speaking fees he was paid by the state of Mississippi for motivational talks he failed to hold, according to the Mississippi state auditor. That money was also taken from the state welfare fund.
An investigation into the use of the funds dates back to 2020. Favre was instructed to repay the money with interest and has since paid the fees, but not the interest, according to NBC News’ September 1 report. The former quarterback has denied doing anything and his lawyer said at the time that Favre had not been charged or charged with any crime.
The intermission from Favre’s SiriusXM show follows Bryant pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit telefraud and theft related to programs receiving federal funds, as well as theft related to programs receiving federal funds, the Ministry of Justice announced on September 22.