"Obviously, Mr. Favre knew that he was being paid in government funds, based on the texts," White told The Associated Press on Tuesday.He also told Fox the ex-quarterback instead "got paid for doing every radio spot that was requested."According to text messages made public in the civil lawsuit, Favre asked New: "If you were to pay me is there anyway the media can find out where it came from and how much?""In this case [what happened was], 'OK, well, if we lease this volleyball court using TANF funds, the way we'll justify it is the court will be used as the sort of wellness center for the community,'" White told ESPN.Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens has declined to comment on Favre but has told ESPN that state and federal investigators continue to look into the case."