Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre is trying to expand his defamation lawsuit against Mississippi Auditor Shad White to include a book White wrote about the misspending of welfare money that was supposed to help some of the poorest people in the United States.

Former NFL player and Mississippi native Brett Favre has filed a motion to expand his defamation lawsuit against Mississippi State Auditor Shad White. On Sept. 27, Favre's legal team submitted a new complaint stating that White's new book "Mississippi Swindle: Brett Favre and the Welfare Scandal that Shocked America,

Former quarterback Brett Favre allegedly took or helped redirect millions of dollars meant to serve the neediest families in Mississippi

Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre will answer questions under oath about the misspending of federal welfare money in Mississippi.