Overview
- U.S. District Judge Stephen R. Bough also imposed two years of supervised release and ordered McBee to self-surrender by December 1, 2025.
- McBee, 52, pleaded guilty in November 2024 to federal crop insurance fraud for falsifying 2018 corn and soybean reports, yielding $3.16 million in unauthorized benefits and a government loss of about $4.02 million.
- Prosecutors had sought 41 months in prison, three years of supervised release, restitution and a $3.1 million forfeiture money judgment, but the court delivered a shorter term.
- In September, the court ordered the forfeiture of three designer watches as substitute assets toward the financial judgment.
- Bravo renewed The McBee Dynasty for Season 3 and resumed filming around the sentencing, as family members publicly voiced support.