Mississippi football legend Marcus Dupree denies allegations of wrongdoing in welfare fraud case [View all]

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Mississippi football legend Marcus Dupree denies allegations of wrongdoing in welfare fraud case

9:33 AM EDT
John Barr
ESPN.com

Marcus Dupree, who rose to fame in Mississippi and beyond after a brief but impressive football career that became the subject of an ESPN documentary, is speaking out about his alleged role in a sprawling welfare fraud case that has also entangled Hall of Fame NFL quarterback Brett Favre and dozens of others.

A lawsuit filed in May by the Mississippi Department of Human Services alleges Dupree was illegally paid hundreds of thousands of dollars in federal welfare money that was intended for the state's neediest families. On Wednesday, Dupree denied wrongdoing in an interview with ESPN.

"I don't appreciate being lumped into something like I took money," Dupree said. "I worked too hard on my reputation to do the right thing and be the right person, and I don't like what's going on."

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