Text messages reveal ex-welfare chief pitched personal profits with wrestler in Mississippi scheme
TL;DR
In a Jackson federal trial, former Mississippi Department of Human Services director John Davis testified that he and former WWE star Ted DiBiase Jr. discussed using millions in federal welfare funds for their own gain, including texting about “money bags.” DiBiase faces charges including conspiracy, wire fraud, theft and money laundering, while Davis has pleaded guilty and is cooperating. The case centers on roughly $100 million in TANF funds diverted from 2016–2020 and broader questions about oversight and access within the welfare program.
- Welfare director texted wrestler who was his high-paid aide about 'money bags,' testimony shows Mississippi Today
- Mississippi Welfare-Fraud Trial Spotlights National Oversight Failures The Wall Street Journal
- Jury selected in trial of ex-WWE wrestler Ted DiBiase Jr in MS welfare fraud case The Clarion-Ledger
- Feds ask disgraced former welfare director ‘million-dollar question’: Why? Loneliness and love Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal
- Defense questions ex-MDHS executive director in Ted DiBiase Jr. trial WJTV
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