The currently incarcerated star of The McBee Dynasty, Steve McBee, got bad news from the court regarding his request to have a lawsuit dismissed.
According to reports from TMZ Steve was “shut down in his attempt to dismiss a lawsuit alleging he fraudulently transferred property to his sons to avoid a huge debt to the government.”
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The government claimed that Steve was notified of an ongoing federal investigation of potential crop insurance fraud. This involved various farming operations owned by Steve in June 2023.
The filing claimed Steve met with the government in December 2023. Then, he met with his sons to transfer his interest in family property to them to avoid the government taking it.
In November 2024, Steve pleaded guilty to one count of making a false statement in connection with federal crop insurance. As part of his plea deal, he admitted to receiving millions in federal benefits. He was not entitled to the funds, and losses to the United States totaled around $4 million.
Steve was ordered to pay $4 million in restitution and sentenced to 24 months in prison.
The latest legal deets:
A federal judge denied Steve’s effort to get the civil suit brought by the U.S. government against him tossed out of court.
In his attempt to get the related civil suit dismissed, Steve claimed the government had no case. He claimed that the trusts for his sons had been created long before the government investigation. He wasn’t “insolvent” at the time of the transfers.
But the court didn’t buy his argument, denying his bid to have the civil suit tossed out.
