Overview
- McBee Sr. surrendered on December 1 to the Federal Prison Camp in Yankton, South Dakota to start his term, according to the latest coverage.
- A U.S. District Court in October imposed 24 months in prison, two years of supervised release, and $4,022,124 in restitution, plus a $100 special assessment.
- The Justice Department says he admitted to a 2018–2020 crop insurance fraud that involved underreporting 2018 yields by about 674,812 bushels of corn and 155,833 bushels of soybeans.
- Officials reported he improperly received roughly $2.61 million in federal crop insurance benefits and $552,980 in premium subsidies, with the government estimating an overall loss near $4.02 million.
- Steven McBee Jr. says the family is united and tells fans that Season 3 will focus on major changes at the farm and their effort to keep the business on track.