*NFL icon Brett Favre is threatening to take legal action against Dr. Umar Johnson if he continues to discuss his welfare scandal.
Favre was at the center of an investigation for his link to a Mississippi nonprofit whose founder pled guilty to misusing federal funds, Insider reports. It is alleged that Favre, who retired from the NFL in 2010, used his connections to divert funds from the nonprofit to bankroll a new volleyball stadium at his alma mater, the University of Southern Mississippi.
Favre, a former Green Bay Packers quarterback, reportedly received $5 million in welfare funds to build a new volleyball gym for his daughter at the university.
An April 2022 investigation by Mississippi Today claims Favre pressured “Mississippi welfare officials to steer taxpayer funds to his pet projects — one of which he planned to profit from.”
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Favre reportedly repaid the millions but Dr. Umar continues to call him out about his involvement with the welfare fraud.
As SandraRose reports, Favre retained the law firm of Kasowitz Benson Toress LLP, which sent a notice to Dr. Umar informing him that they are investigating “potential legal claims against you arising from certain public statements you have made about Mr. Favre.”
The letter warns Dr. Umar to “preserve, and not destroy, conceal, alter or otherwise spoliate, any and all documents and information in your possession…”
Dr. Umar shared the letter on his Instagram page, which includes a text overlay that reads: “White privilege vs Black power. First they came for Kanye, then Kyrie, now they coming for King Kong!”
Check out the post below.
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