{"id":96650,"date":"2023-04-21T05:06:13","date_gmt":"2023-04-21T05:06:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/21\/ex-wwe-star-ted-dibiase-jr-charged-in-miss-welfare-scandal\/"},"modified":"2023-04-21T05:06:14","modified_gmt":"2023-04-21T05:06:14","slug":"ex-wwe-star-ted-dibiase-jr-charged-in-miss-welfare-scandal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/21\/ex-wwe-star-ted-dibiase-jr-charged-in-miss-welfare-scandal\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-WWE star Ted DiBiase Jr. charged in Miss. welfare scandal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"sc-1eow4w5-1 fuSEnv align--bleed js_marquee-assetfigure\" data-id=\"41671c8ce3fd92e43c45da412dd63b84\" data-recommend-id=\"image:\/\/41671c8ce3fd92e43c45da412dd63b84\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-width=\"3461\" data-height=\"1940\" data-lightbox=\"true\" data-recommended=\"false\" data-hide=\"false\" contenteditable=\"false\" draggable=\"false\">\n<div class=\"sc-1eow4w5-2 fDJNBs has-data img-wrapper\" contenteditable=\"false\" style=\"max-width:3461px\" data-link-reference=\"\" data-link-target=\"\" data-syndicationrights=\"true\" data-imagerights=\"ap\" data-hide=\"false\" data-hidecredit=\"false\"><span class=\"sc-1eow4w5-0 knmQPh js_lightbox-wrapper\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.1%\" class=\"sc-1eow4w5-3 cPhAPD\"><picture class=\"\"><source media=\"(max-width: 37.31em)\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,q_60,w_645\/41671c8ce3fd92e43c45da412dd63b84.jpg\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 37.37em)\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,q_60,w_1315\/41671c8ce3fd92e43c45da412dd63b84.jpg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Ted DiBiase Jr. (l.) has been charged in connection to the Mississippi welfare scandal.\" data-chomp-id=\"41671c8ce3fd92e43c45da412dd63b84\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-alt=\"Ted DiBiase Jr. (l.) has been charged in connection to the Mississippi welfare scandal.\" data-anim-src=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,q_60,w_645\/41671c8ce3fd92e43c45da412dd63b84.jpg\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-1ptbguh-0 kGTBpz caption\">Ted DiBiase Jr. (l.) has been charged in connection to the Mississippi welfare scandal.<\/figcaption><figcaption class=\"sc-7s1ndr-0 ljxJEn has-caption\">Photo<!-- -->: <!-- -->Rick Scuteri\/AP Images for WWE<!-- --> (<!-- -->AP<!-- -->)<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span data-id=\"41671c8ce3fd92e43c45da412dd63b84\" data-recommend-id=\"image:\/\/41671c8ce3fd92e43c45da412dd63b84\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-width=\"3461\" data-height=\"1940\" data-lightbox=\"true\" data-recommended=\"false\" data-hide=\"false\" class=\"js_recommend\"\/><\/figure>\n<div class=\"sc-r43lxo-1 cwnrYD\">\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 fnnahv\">Former WWE famous person Ted DiBiase Jr. has been charged in reference to <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 hxZXQQ js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2022\/10\/22\/us\/favre-mississippi-welfare-explainer\/index.html&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2022\/10\/22\/us\/favre-mississippi-welfare-explainer\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the now-infamous <!-- -->Mississippi welfare scandal<\/a><\/span>. As revealed in an unsealed <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 hxZXQQ js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/opa\/pr\/former-professional-wrestler-charged-theft-millions-dollars-federal-funds-intended-needy&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/opa\/pr\/former-professional-wrestler-charged-theft-millions-dollars-federal-funds-intended-needy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">federal indictment<\/a><\/span> from the Department of Justice, the 40-year-old DiBiase Jr. was charged with the misappropriation of tens of millions diverted from households in want in Mississippi. If that sounds acquainted to you, it\u2019s the <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 hxZXQQ js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;Internal link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/deadspin.com\/brett-favre-s-tangled-web-of-allegedly-diverting-federa-1849759433&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/deadspin.com\/brett-favre-s-tangled-web-of-allegedly-diverting-federa-1849759433\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">identical scandal that Brett Favre<\/a><\/span> is alleged to be a part of. (<span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 hxZXQQ js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2022\/10\/12\/us\/brett-favre-public-comments-welfare-scandal\/index.html&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2022\/10\/12\/us\/brett-favre-public-comments-welfare-scandal\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Favre has denied any <!-- -->wrongdoing<\/a><\/span>.)<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-1needdh-1 eZHmRR\">\n<div class=\"sc-1needdh-0 jLsF instream-native-video instream-permalink instream-native-video--mobile\">\n<div class=\"sc-1h0epat-0 jzEBNo\">\n<div class=\"sc-1wkneyl-4 kDKXjm video-html5-playlist\" data-playlist=\"193340,192811,193791\" data-current=\"193340\">\n<div class=\"sc-1wkneyl-0 hAZDOz video-html5-loaded\">\n<div class=\"sc-1wkneyl-1 jShsAa video-html5-player\">\n<div class=\"sc-lhhce6-0 kCklUE video-html5 autoplay muted mobile\" data-video-id=\"193340\" data-monetizable=\"true\" data-position=\"sidebar\" data-video-title=\"Mercedes Mon\u00e9 banks on herself in Japan\" data-video-blog-id=\"11\" data-video-network=\"deadspin\" data-video-duration=\"121\">\n<div class=\"sc-lhhce6-2 emBeiF video-top-bar\">\n<p>Mercedes Mon\u00e9 banks on herself in Japan<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><video disablepictureinpicture=\"\" muted=\"\" playsinline=\"\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\" preload=\"none\" style=\"max-height:none\"><source data-src=\"https:\/\/vid.kinja.com\/prod\/193340\/193340_240p.mp4\" label=\"240p\" type=\"video\/mp4\"\/><source data-src=\"https:\/\/vid.kinja.com\/prod\/193340\/193340_480p.mp4\" label=\"480p\" type=\"video\/mp4\"\/><source data-src=\"https:\/\/vid.kinja.com\/prod\/193340\/193340_720p.mp4\" label=\"720p\" type=\"video\/mp4\"\/><source data-src=\"https:\/\/vid.kinja.com\/prod\/193340\/193340_1080p.mp4\" label=\"1080p\" type=\"video\/mp4\"\/><track kind=\"captions\" label=\"English\" src=\"https:\/\/kinja.com\/api\/videoupload\/caption\/18785.vtt\" srclang=\"en\"\/><\/video><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 fnnahv\">DiBiase\u2019s alleged misdeeds revolve round awarding \u201csham contracts to various individuals and entities purportedly for the delivery of social services, including at least five sham contracts that were awarded to DiBiase\u2019s companies, Priceless Ventures LLC and Familiae Orientem LLC,\u201d per <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 hxZXQQ js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/opa\/pr\/former-professional-wrestler-charged-theft-millions-dollars-federal-funds-intended-needy&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/opa\/pr\/former-professional-wrestler-charged-theft-millions-dollars-federal-funds-intended-needy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the DoJ launch.<\/a><\/span> DiBiase has not responded to the costs \u2014 <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 hxZXQQ js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/www.clarionledger.com\/story\/news\/2023\/04\/20\/former-wwe-wrestler-ted-dibiase-jr-charged-in-mississippi-welfare-fraud-case\/70135725007\/&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clarionledger.com\/story\/news\/2023\/04\/20\/former-wwe-wrestler-ted-dibiase-jr-charged-in-mississippi-welfare-fraud-case\/70135725007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">one depend of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and<!-- --> commit theft regarding applications receiving federal funds, six counts of wire fraud, two counts of theft regarding applications receiving federal funds, and 4 counts of cash laundering<\/a><\/span><em> \u2014 <\/em>and has not tweeted in over a month. <\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 fnnahv\">According to the discharge, DiBiase allegedly used federal funds to place a down fee on a home in addition to purchase a automobile and a ship. With 13 counts towards DiBiase, a conviction would possible result in a protracted jail sentence. There\u2019s a most of 20 years in jail for every of the six wire fraud counts, in addition to 10 years for six different counts involving cash laundering and theft of federal funds. DiBiase\u2019s conspiracy cost comes with a five-year most sentence. <\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 fnnahv\">Last month, his brother,<!-- --> Brett DiBiase,<!-- -->\u00a0<span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 hxZXQQ js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/welfare-fraud-mississippi-wrestler-guilty-dibiase-e1d34e3a585c23d003c3a5c3a784a965&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/welfare-fraud-mississippi-wrestler-guilty-dibiase-e1d34e3a585c23d003c3a5c3a784a965\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pleaded responsible<\/a><\/span> to a federal cost associated to <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 hxZXQQ js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/politics-mississippi-state-government-jobs-and-careers-scandals-79be4e8ed08d119a2b05da9441c5d8ea&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/politics-mississippi-state-government-jobs-and-careers-scandals-79be4e8ed08d119a2b05da9441c5d8ea\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">misspending of welfare cash<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-bxm4mm-7 jKZusJ\">\n<div class=\"sc-1atgi65-0 sc-1atgi65-1 cNXJZN jHyAgA js_commerce-inset-permalink\" data-inset-url=\"https:\/\/www.bakedbags.com\/?bg_ref=gzyQQknaFg\" data-inset-category=\"CommerceInsetMobile\">\n<div class=\"sc-1atgi65-3 bmWLsi creative-type-A\"><a category=\"sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-1atgi65-4 fdubCM js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;CommerceInsetMobile&quot;,&quot;Click&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/deadspin.com\/wwe-ted-dibiase-jr-mississippi-welfare-scandal-charged-1850359170&quot;],[&quot;ns:unique&quot;,&quot;CommerceInsetMobile&quot;,&quot;Click&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/deadspin.com\/wwe-ted-dibiase-jr-mississippi-welfare-scandal-charged-1850359170&quot;],[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;CommerceInsetMobile&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/www.bakedbags.com\/?bg_ref=gzyQQknaFg&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bakedbags.com\/?bg_ref=gzyQQknaFg\" data-linktype=\"[t|mod-all\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-1atgi65-6 kvNPwn\">\n<div class=\"sc-1atgi65-10 bbBVGB js_lazy-image\"><picture class=\"lazy-picture\"><source media=\"all\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fill,fl_progressive,g_center,h_180,q_80,w_320\/46fa6d7a1c55d35e620c27da63499e64.jpg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Baked Bags Coned Edibles\" data-chomp-id=\"46fa6d7a1c55d35e620c27da63499e64\" data-format=\"png\" data-alt=\"Baked Bags Coned Edibles\" data-anim-src=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fill,f_auto,fl_progressive,g_center,h_264,pg_1,q_80,w_470\/46fa6d7a1c55d35e620c27da63499e64.jpg\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-1atgi65-15 bluYyE\">\n<p>BOGO 50% OFF<\/p>\n<p>Baked Bags Coned Edibles<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-1atgi65-12 hmtWmn\">\n<p class=\"sc-1atgi65-13 bQnXAj\"><strong>Mellow out with these grown-up treats<\/strong><br \/><span>Baked Bags stuff 25mg of Delta-8 THC into each cone, and 100mg per \u201cextra strength\u201d cone. So if you\u2019re looking to mellow out, relax, and have a good time, these treats should do the trick nicely.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 fnnahv\"><span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 hxZXQQ js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/mississippitoday.org\/2023\/03\/02\/brett-dibiase-wrestler-welfare-scandal\/&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/mississippitoday.org\/2023\/03\/02\/brett-dibiase-wrestler-welfare-scandal\/\" goal=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Members of DiBiase\u2019s household<\/a><\/span> have beforehand denied the allegations and requested for the same civil lawsuit to be dismissed. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Ted DiBiase Jr. (l.) has been charged in connection to the Mississippi welfare scandal.Photo: Rick Scuteri\/AP Images for WWE (AP) Former WWE famous person Ted DiBiase Jr. has been charged in reference to the now-infamous Mississippi welfare scandal. As revealed in an unsealed federal indictment from the Department of Justice, the 40-year-old DiBiase Jr. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":96652,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[50],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-96650","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96650","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=96650"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96650\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/96652"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=96650"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=96650"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=96650"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}