Steven “Steve” McBee Sr. Popular attention in season 1 McBee Dynasty: The Real American Cowboy – But soon his legal dilemma made headlines.
Fans met Steve and his four sons. Steven McBee Jr.,,,,, Jesse McBee,,,,, Cole McBee and Brayden McBeein the first season of the 2024 reality show, they brought viewers into the lives of McBee Farm & Cattle in Missouri. Once the camera Stop scrollingSteve pleaded guilty in November 2024, tragedy hits the family as he used federal crop insurance to involve a multimillion-dollar fraud scam.
In season 2 of the Bravo series, Steven takes over the farm, slowly letting his brothers grasp their big secret: their father is under investigation by the FBI.
Scroll down to see what we know about Steve’s legal issues:
The last time fans saw McBee Dynasty on Steve?
In the Season 1 finale aired in March 2024, CFO Galyna Saltkovska Tell Steve that she failed to reach an agreement with investors to expand her car wash business. The couple’s romantic relationship also reached a breakthrough point, which made Steve drink too much at the final farming celebration of the year.
At the end of the episode, Steven told his brothers: “We are one person. The father is leaving. All he said was, he didn’t know when he would come back. He said he wasn’t running the farm in the right state of mind.”
Steve clearly missed most of the second season of the Bravo series, which premiered in June 2025. His debut this season An episode in August 2025 When he met his son in Nashville. Steve also participated in the season finale, which recorded the wedding of his son Jesse.
When did he be prosecuted – what did he allegedly do?
In November 2024, the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Western Missouri Region announced in a press release that Steve is Accused of one federal crop insurance fraud. Steve was accused of making false reports to insurance provider Rain and Hill in 2018, where he gave “corn crops” below “about 674,812 bushels” and “his total of about 155,833 bushels in 2018.”
Steve allegedly received over $2.6 million in federal crop insurance benefits and received an additional $552,000 in federal crop insurance premium after providing false figures.
The Justice Department further claimed that Steve committed fraud in 2019 and 2020. He allegedly misrepresented his soybean crops were “the first crop in some fields” in 2019, when he also used the same space to grow wheat. When he allegedly decided on two crops, the Justice Department argued that he “had no right” to the insurance claims he made.
In 2020, Steve allegedly planted corn after the last planting date of the year and then gave NAU National Insurance a “fake plant date” to fraudulently obtain a new insurance policy.
The McBee Dynasty Brothers vowed to show “good, bad, ugly” on their reality show, including their unfiltered reaction to dad Steve McBee’s FBI investigation. “It’s really hard because no matter what you’re doing, it’s always at the forefront of your heart.” […]
Did he plead guilty?
According to the press release, Steve pleaded guilty in November 2024, admitting his farm would “more than 1.2 million bushels of corn and nearly 416,000 bushels of soybean sales” in 2018.
According to the press release, Steve signed a plea agreement and he agreed to pay compensation decided by the court. The government allegedly lost more than $4 million and had an estimated $3.1 million in damages.
When did he be sentenced?
Steve waived his jury rights when he signed a plea agreement in November 2024. He is currently facing 30 years in a federal prison without parole.
His verdict was originally scheduled for March 2025, but was rescheduled to June and late September of that year. News broke out in September 2025, Steve’s verdict has been Delayed for the fourth time It is now scheduled for October 16, 2025.
How does “Madby Dynasty” explain his absence in Season 2?
During the season 2 premiere filmed in June 2024 in late summer 2024, the actors talked about Steve, but he was not on the show. “He just skipped the town,” the employee Tessa Tell the boss the camera in this episode.
Later this season, the boys say Steve is traveling with his new girlfriend Mashainternationally.
How did Steve’s family understand the FBI investigation?
Galyna allows Steve to investigate in the FBI in Season 2 Episode 3. At that time, his eldest son Steven confirmed that only he, Galina and Steve’s ex-wife, Kristi McBeeknow about investigation. “My dad is being investigated by the FBI and you are the only one, and my mom even knows it’s going on. So, that has to stay between us,” Steven told Gailina in the episode airing in July 2025.
Steven then told the camera: “This FBI investigation was worn on my dad. He didn’t want any involvement impact[ing] Any of us boys. My brothers don’t even know. ”
Steven’s Now my girlfriend Carla Jackson In Season 6 Episode 6, he revealed that he talked to Steve’s legal troubles.
Steven’s younger brother eventually learned about the scandal while recording season 2. [dealing with],” Jessie Exclusively tell US Weekly In July 2025. “It makes a lot of things more meaningful, just the way Steven stresses, we try to figure out why we think we know all of his pressure, and obviously he is holding and carrying the weight on his shoulders.”
Peacock and Mabe dynasty star Steven “Steve” McBee pleaded guilty to a multi-million dollar fraud scam using federal crop insurance. According to a Nov. 5 press release, Maibi, 52, of the Western Missouri region, was charged with one count of federal crop insurance fraud. McBee Agriculture Operations Owners allegedly received […]
What does Steve’s son comment on his judgment and fate?
The family welcomes two new members since Steve pleaded guilty. Cole and his girlfriend, Kacie AdkisonIn December 2024, their first baby, Blair, welcomed them. Jesse and his wife Alli VentrescaIn April 2025, the summer welcomes their daughter.
Jesse and Steven specifically told the family when they were worried about Steve’s fate us In July 2025, they focused on the hourly moments.
“We’ve already leaned towards family. We’re accepting it every day,” Steven said. “The situation is still going on. We want to wrap it up and have a certain ending before the end of the year. That’s the goal so we can continue to say, ‘Okay, we’ve solved this problem. We can start living again now.'”
He added: “What is hard to do is that it is so unknown. We don’t know what it looks like, so we’re preparing. We’re preparing for dinner with dad, including my mom driving to the farm Wednesday to four nights a week, spending time with the big baby, and enjoying time with the big baby. Just a family because we don’t know what it looks like later.”
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