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Jury Selection Begins in Federal Trial for Ted DiBiase Jr.
Ted DiBiase Jr. faces 13 charges including conspiracy and wire fraud in a $3.5 million scheme that diverted federal welfare funds through sham nonprofit contracts.
- Jury selection for Ted DiBiase Jr.'s trial began Tuesday at the Thad Cochran U.S. Courthouse, with eighty potential jurors and the trial expected to last about three weeks.
- Prosecutors allege DiBiase conspired with John Davis, Christi Webb and Nancy New to divert funds from Temporary Assistance for Needy Families and Emergency Food Assistance Program through sham contracts.
- The indictment lists multiple federal offenses including conspiracy, wire fraud, theft of federal funds and money laundering, while prosecutors say DiBiase used funds to buy a boat, a car and a down payment on a roughly $1.5 million lakeside home in Reunion now seized.
- Several co-defendants including Christi Webb, John Davis, Nancy New and Zachary New have pleaded guilty and may testify, while Ted DiBiase Jr. faces potential prison time if convicted.
- More than $150 million in Mississippi TANF funds sit unused, as state auditors' review questions nearly $100 million in purchases amid a scandal involving over 100,000 families living below the poverty line.
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Jury selection begins in federal trial for Ted DiBiase Jr.
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jury selection began on January 6, 2026, in the federal trial for former professional wrestler Theodore “Ted” Marvin DiBiase Jr. He was charged with misappropriating millions in federal safety net funds for needy families and low-income individuals in Mississippi. The indictment was unsealed in 2023. As of Monday afternoon, 21 people were released out of [...]
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- 45% of the sources are Center, 44% of the sources lean Right
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