Overview
- In November 2024, Steven McBee Sr. admitted falsifying documents to secure over $4 million in unauthorized insurance benefits and now faces up to 30 years in prison at his September 9, 2025 sentencing
- McBee patriarch Steven McBee Sr. has been kept out of Season 2 filming since his guilty plea to protect the family during the ongoing FBI investigation
- Brothers Steven Jr., Jesse and Cole report significant strides managing McBee Farm & Cattle Co., describing current operations as the strongest since the company’s founding
- Matriarch Kristi McBee has embraced her new role as grandmother, spending multiple nights each week caring for her two granddaughters
- The ranch is restructuring under a roughly $6 million debt liability due this November, adding pressure ahead of the patriarch’s sentencing