The lawyer investigating the Mississippi fraud case, which involves legendary NFL quarterback Brett Favre, has reportedly been fired.
According to Mississippi Today, via Pro Football Talk, the lawyer has been fired.
“As reported by Mississippi Today, the state’s welfare department has fired attorney Brad Pigott, who was hired to get to the bottom of the scandal. The firing happened roughly a week after he sent a subpoena to the University of Southern Mississippi aimed at exploring why and how the school received $5 million in welfare funds to build a volleyball stadium,” the report states.
Favre, who attended Southern Miss, has been at the center of the alleged controversy.
“All I did, and I believe all that caused me to be terminated from representing the department or having anything to do with the litigation, was to try to get the truth about all of that,” Pigott told Mississippi Today. “People are going to go to jail over this, at least the state should be willing to find out the truth of what happened.”
We likely haven’t heard the last of this.
“The spice must flow,” one fan tweeted.
“Brett Favre and every individual involved in this alleged pillaging need to be held to account. Firing the atty trying to get to the bottom of what happened is as sure an indication of guilt as being caught red handed with ur hand in the cookie jar,” one fan added.
Favre played football at Southern Miss and his daughter later played volleyball at the school.