JACKSON, Miss.—Ted DiBiase Jr. silently wept in federal court in Jackson, Mississippi, on Friday afternoon as a jury acquitted him on all federal charges related to millions that he and his companies received in Mississippi welfare dollars that should have gone to Mississippi’s poorest.
The retired WWE pro-wrestler faced 13 charges, including one count of conspiracy, six counts of wire fraud, one count of theft concerning programs receiving federal funds, and four counts of money laundering. DiBiase is the son of Ted DiBiase Sr., the famed former WWF wrestler popularly known as “The Million Dollar Man.”
As he left the courtroom on Friday afternoon, Ted DiBiase Jr. could scarcely describe his feelings…