DiBiase Walks Free in $77M Welfare Scandal

0:00From Canada, this is your March 20 update. A former pro wrestler named Ted D. B. Osay Jr. walked free this week after a jury found him not guilty on 13 federal charges. Those included conspiracy, wire fraud, theft, and money laundering tied to Mississippi's biggest public corruption case involving welfare funds. Prosecutors claim D. B. Osay and his company's pocketed more than $2 million from sham contracts for things like youth programs and food aid assessments. The cash came from federal safety net programs meant to help the poorest families but little to no work was ever done. This scandal exposed over $77 million and misused welfare money overall. D. B. Osay was the only one who went to trial, his brother Brett, a former wrestler too, along with state officials and non-profit leaders all pleaded. Guilty to their roles. Meanwhile, civil lawsuits are still playing out to claw back more than $20 million.

1:00They name big names like ex-governor Phil Bryan, retired quarterback Brett Farve, and even D. B. Osay's dad, though non-face criminal charges so far. As the dust settles on this trial, Mississippi keeps pushing to recover every sin from one of its worst welfare scandals.