McBee Dynasty star Steven McBee Sr. must pay the federal government $7 million after settling his crop fraud case.
McBee, 54, agreed to pay a forfeiture money judgment of $3,158,923, as well as restitution to the United States Department of Agriculture in the amount of $4,022,124, according to court docs filed by the United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri and obtained by Us on Thursday, October 22.
The reality TV personality must pay $300,000 to the U.S. within 14 days of the effective date of the settlement, followed by the remaining balance in no later than 10 months.
McBee was released from prison in September after serving approximately nine months behind bars at the Federal Prison Camp in Yankton, South Dakota. The remainder of his 24-month sentence will be completed under supervised release.
“A little more appreciation for the simple things in life….Thank you Lord for all the blessings in my life,” the McBee Farm & Cattle Co. founder wrote via Instagram on September 12 alongside a video of him returning to his farm in Gallatin, Missouri.
His son Steven McBee Jr. commented, “Best 24 hours we’ve had in a long, long time. So many good memories to make and time to have together as a COMPLETE family!”
The Justice Department announced in November 2024 that Steven Sr. “pleaded guilty in federal court today to a multi-million dollar fraud scheme involving federal crop insurance benefits he was not entitled to receive.” He confessed to selling “more than 1.2 million bushels of corn and nearly 416,000 bushels of soybeans” to another party in 2018, the Justice Department revealed.
Though Steven Sr. was eligible for as much as 30 years in federal prison without parole, a judge sentenced him to two years behind bars in October 2025. He surrendered himself to Camp Yankton in December 2025.
In July, Steven Jr., 33, exclusively opened up to Us about how his father was coping behind bars.
“Thankfully, we’re down to less than two months now before he gets out … [He was] able to get into a program that allows him to cut down on the time served,” he shared. “He’ll be under home confinement for four to six months, but he gets out early.”
Days after his release, Steven Sr. took to Instagram to share how he was settling back into life at home.
“So I thought I’d just show you guys my new office,” he said in a video. “I’m just so fortunate and blessed to have the people in my life that I do. My family set this up as a surprise when I was obviously away: all new furniture, redid everything. There wasn’t even an office in here; put a coffee bar in, and I’ll show you guys. Really just turned out fantastic. I’ve used it so much, it’s incredible. I love it, I love it.”
