Ex WWE star Ted DiBiase Jr breaks silence after not guilty verdict in Mississippi fraud case over $1.4M home (Image via Getty)
Prosecutors said he used that money to buy expensive items, including a home worth about $1.4 million, a $55,000 boat, a $34,000 tractor, and a $40,000 truck. Ted DiBiase Jr was accused of being part of a plan to misuse government funds meant for social programs.
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Ted DiBiase Jr, now 43, was a WWE wrestler from 2007 to 2013.
He had already said he was not guilty when the case began, and the final verdict supported his claim. After the decision, Ted DiBiase Jr told reporters, “Seven years of being slandered and made to be something that is completely false, tore my family apart. Ted DiBiase Jr’s brother, Brett DiBiase, has already pleaded guilty to both state and federal charges connected to the same investigation, according to AL.com.
But in court, the jury did not find enough proof to convict him. This case was not just about Ted DiBiase Jr. It also brought attention to other well-known names. Former NFL quarterback Brett Favre was linked to the same welfare scandal. However, he was never arrested or charged and has denied any wrongdoing. Another key update in the case came from within the DiBiase family. this legal battle kept him in the public eye While his wrestling career ended years ago. Now, with the not guilty verdict, he moves forward without criminal charges, though the wider case around the welfare scandal is still ongoing.
