Brett DiBiase has pleaded guilty on charges related to the Mississippi DHS embezzlement scandal he was embroiled in. DiBiase, the son of WWE Hall of Famer Ted DiBiase and younger brother to WWE alumnus Ted DiBiase Jr., entered a guilty plea on charges of making fraudulent statements on Thursday according to local affiliate WLBT.
As reported in February, Brett DiBiase was arrested along with several others in what has been described as the largest case of embezzlement in the history of the state of Mississippi. He was accused of conspiring with five others to defraud the Mississippi Department of Human Services. Brett was paid $48,000 by the DHS as the business Restore2 and used several false and fradulent statements to receive payment. He also allegedly falsified documents, invoices, reports, and ledgers to cover up the payments, with former DHS workers making invoices to pay DiBiase for teaching drug awareness classes that he didn’t actually teach. At the time the classes we
By Mike Johnson on 2020-12-17 13:26:00
Former WWE developmental talent Brett DiBiase admitted today in court that he was guilty of making fraudulent statements for the purposes of defrauding the government according to reporter Anya Wolfe of
Mississippi Today:
BREAKING: Brett DiBiase is pleading guilty to making fraudulent statements. He is the former pro wrestler charged within what @MSStateAuditor calls the largest public embezzlement case in state history. His luxury drug rehab stay was allegedly paid for with #TANF welfare dollars. pic.twitter.com/pf1FtC2h4G Anna Wolfe (@ayewolfe) December 17, 2020
The charge deals with $48,000 he received under a contract with @MS DHS for work he didn’t complete.
Former WWE Developmental Talent Brett DiBiase Pleads Guilty In Public Embezzlement Case
Former WWE developmental third generation talent Brett DiBiase has plead guilty to making fraudulent statements in what was called the largest public embezzlement scheme in Mississippi history.
WLBT reports that DiBiase, the son of WWE Hall of Famer Ted DiBiase and younger brother to former WWE Superstar Ted DiBiase Jr., plead guilty today. He was originally arrested back in February and charged with conspiring with others to defraud the Mississippi Department of Human Services. His mugshot photo from the arrest can be seen above.
DiBiase was paid $48,000, acting as the business Restore2 LLC, using a series of fraudulent and false claims to receive payment. He’s also accused of helping cover up these payments by falsifying documents, invoices, books, reports and ledgers. Investigators charged that former Mississippi DHS workers created invoices to pay DiBiase for teaching classes about drug a
DiBiase pleads guilty for part in $4M embezzlement scheme Brett DiBiase (Source: Hinds County SO) By Jacob Gallant | December 17, 2020 at 10:52 AM CST - Updated December 17 at 1:13 PM
Brett DiBiase, a former professional wrestler and son of wrestling legend Ted DiBiase, Sr., entered the plea after his arrest in February.
DiBiase is alleged to have conspired with others to defraud the Mississippi Department of Human Services.
DiBiase was paid $48,000 acting as the business Restore2, LLC, using a series of fraudulent and false claims to receive payment. He’s also accused of helping cover up these payments by falsifying documents, invoices, books, reports and ledgers.
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Brett DiBiase entered a guilty plea regarding making false statements in order to defraud the government. DiBiase pleaded guilty before Judge Tomie Green in Hinds County Circuit Court Thursday morning in Jackson. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today
During his televised wrestling days, Mississippi’s famed “Million Dollar Man” Ted DiBiase adopted the phrase: “Every man has his price.”
For his son, that price was $48,000.
On Thursday, Brett DiBiase, also a retired wrestler, admitted to his role in defrauding Mississippi’s welfare agency. This is the latest development within a broader embezzlement scheme that the state auditor’s office is calling the largest in state history. DiBiase, a Clinton, Mississippi native, is now a state’s witness in the case.