{"id":1917406,"date":"2023-04-20T23:40:29","date_gmt":"2023-04-21T03:40:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-wwe-wrestler-ted-dibiase-jr-charged-in-mississippi-welfare-program-scheme\/"},"modified":"2023-04-20T23:46:26","modified_gmt":"2023-04-21T03:46:26","slug":"former-wwe-wrestler-ted-dibiase-jr-charged-in-mississippi-welfare-program-scheme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-wwe-wrestler-ted-dibiase-jr-charged-in-mississippi-welfare-program-scheme\/","title":{"rendered":"Former WWE Wrestler Ted Dibiase Jr. Charged In Mississippi Welfare Program Scheme"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fformer-wwe-wrestler-ted-dibiase-jr-charged-in-mississippi-welfare-program-scheme%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1917406&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Former WWE wrestler Ted Dibiase Jr., the son of Ted \u201cThe Million Dollar Man\u201d DiBiase Sr., has been charged with fraud and theft in connection with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/mississippi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mississippi<\/a> welfare scandal that misappropriated millions of dollars in federal safety-net funds.<\/p>\n<p>According to a federal indictment authorities unsealed on Thursday, authorities charged DiBiase Jr., 40, along with co-conspirators, for allegedly fraudulently obtaining federal funds \u2014 including from The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) and the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program \u2014 using the funds intended for low-income families and individuals for their benefit.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDiBiase allegedly used these federal funds to buy a vehicle and a boat, and for the down payment on the purchase of a house, among other expenditures,\u201d the DOJ said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/opa\/pr\/former-professional-wrestler-charged-theft-millions-dollars-federal-funds-intended-needy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news release<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>DiBiase Jr. wrestled with the WWE until 2013. Fans of the sports entertainment network best know him for his role as one of the three members of \u201cThe Legacy,\u201d which included Randy Orton and Cody Rhodes.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities also named John Davis, the Mississippi Department of Human Services executive director, Christi Webb, the head of the Human Resource Center of North Mississippi Inc., and Nancy New, who ran the Mississippi Community Education Center, in the alleged scheme.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Justice Department, Davis directed the Mississippi Department of Human Services to subgrant federal funds to the nonprofit organizations operated by Webb and New through \u201csham\u201d contracts to the various people and entities to deliver social services.<\/p>\n<p>At least five contacts were awarded to DiBiase\u2019s companies, Priceless Ventures LLC and Familiae Orientem LLC, which authorities said the former wrestler \u201cdid not provide and did not intend to provide\u201d such social services.<\/p>\n<p>Federal authorities charged DiBiase with one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and to commit theft concerning programs receiving federal funds, six counts of wire fraud, two counts of theft concerning programs receiving federal funds, and four counts of money laundering.<\/p>\n<p><b data-stringify-type=\"bold\"><a class=\"c-link c-link--focus-visible\" href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-stringify-link=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILY WIRE APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>If convicted, DiBiase faces a maximum penalty of five years in prison for the conspiracy count, a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison for each wire fraud count, and a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison for each count of theft concerning programs receiving federal funds and for each count of money laundering.<\/p>\n<p>DiBiase\u2019s lawyer has not responded to media requests for comment.<\/p>\n<p>The case dates back to early 2020, when New and her son, former Mississippi Department of Human Services executive director John Davis, and three others were charged with diverting welfare money to items such as drug rehabilitation for former pro wrestler Brett DiBiase.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/former-wwe-wrestler-charged-theft-millions-from-mississippi-welfare-program\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>, DiBiase Sr. founded the \u201cHeart of Davis Ministry\u201d in 1999, which allegedly received more than $2.1 million in welfare funds from the state of Mississippi after the Department of Human Services hired his son, Brett, as the deputy administrator.<\/p>\n<p>The Mississippi Department of Human Services then sued the DiBiase family, NFL Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre, and others, to recover $20 million in \u201csquandered\u201d funds, which is considered the biggest fraud case in state history, Fox News reported.<\/p>\n<p>Favre told Fox News in October 2022 that the media \u201cunjustly smeared\u201d him, adding he had \u201cdone nothing wrong.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former WWE wrestler Ted Dibiase Jr., the son of Ted \u201cThe Million Dollar Man\u201d DiBiase Sr., has been charged with fraud and theft in connection with a Mississippi welfare scandal that misappropriated millions of dollars in federal safety-net funds. 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