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\n Related: <\/span>McBee Dynasty\u2019s Jesse Found Out About His Dad\u2019s FBI Investigation on Camera<\/span><\/a>
\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n\t\t\tThe McBee Dynasty brothers vowed to show \u201cthe good, the bad, the ugly\u201d on their reality show \u2014 including their unfiltered reactions to dad Steve McBee\u2019s FBI investigation. \u201cIt\u2019s really, really tough because that is constantly at the forefront of your mind, no matter what you\u2019re doing,\u201d eldest son Steven McBee Jr. exclusively told Us [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Did He Plead Guilty?<\/strong><\/h2>\nSteve pleaded guilty in November 2024, confessing that his farm sold \u201cmore than 1.2 million bushels of corn and nearly 416,000 bushels of soybeans\u201d to another party in 2018, according to the press release.<\/p>\n
According to the press release, Steve signed a plea deal where he agreed to pay restitution that will be determined by the court. The government allegedly lost more than $4 million and is estimated to own more than $3.1 million in restitution.<\/p>\n
When Will He Be Sentenced?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n![\"McBee](\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/McBee-Dynasty-Star-Steve-McBee-s-FBI-Investigation-Explained-When-Did-He-Leave-and-Is-He-in-Jail-005.jpg?w=1000&quality=86&strip=all\")
<\/div>Courtesy of Steve McBee\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nSteve waived his right to a grand jury when he signed his plea deal in November 2024. He is currently facing up to 30 years in a federal prison without parole. His sentencing is slated for September.<\/p>\n
How Did \u2018The McBee Dynasty\u2019 Explain His Season 2 Absence?<\/strong><\/h2>\nDuring the season 2 premiere in June, which filmed in late summer 2024, the cast talked about Steve, but he wasn\u2019t on the show. \u201cHe just up and skipped town,\u201d employee Tessa<\/strong> told the cameras of her boss during the episode. Later in the season, the boys said Steve was traveling with his new girlfriend, Masha<\/strong>, internationally.<\/p>\nHow Did Steve\u2019s Family Learn About the FBI Investigation?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n![\"McBee](\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/McBee-Dynasty-Steve-McBee-FBI-Investigation-Explained-NUP_207762_00001.jpg?w=1000&quality=40&strip=all\")
<\/div>Bravo Media<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nGalyna let it slip during season 2, episode 3, that Steve was under investigation by the FBI. At the time, his eldest son, Steven, confirmed that only he, Galyna, and Steve\u2019s ex-wife, Kristi McBee<\/strong>, knew about the investigation. \u201cMy dad is under FBI investigation, and you are the only one, and my mom that even knows this is going on. So, this has to stay between us,\u201d Steven told Galyna during the episode, which aired in July.<\/p>\nSteven then told the cameras, \u201cThis FBI investigation is wearing on my dad. He didn\u2019t want anything with his involvement affect[ing] any of us boys. My brothers don\u2019t even know about it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Steven\u2019s now-ex girlfriend Calah Jackson<\/strong><\/a> revealed during season 2, episode 6, that he confided in her about Steve\u2019s legal troubles.<\/p>\nSteven\u2019s younger brothers eventually learned about the scandal while taping season 2. \u201cIt was a shell shock just seeing the weight that Steven had been [dealing with],\u201d Jesse exclusively told Us Weekly<\/em><\/a> in July. \u201cIt made a lot of things make a lot more sense, just the way that Steven was stressed out and we were trying to figure out why we thought we knew all of his stresses, and obviously he was holding that in and bearing that weight on his shoulders.\u201d<\/p>\n
Steve pleaded guilty in November 2024, confessing that his farm sold \u201cmore than 1.2 million bushels of corn and nearly 416,000 bushels of soybeans\u201d to another party in 2018, according to the press release.<\/p>\n
According to the press release, Steve signed a plea deal where he agreed to pay restitution that will be determined by the court. The government allegedly lost more than $4 million and is estimated to own more than $3.1 million in restitution.<\/p>\n
When Will He Be Sentenced?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<\/div>Courtesy of Steve McBee\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nSteve waived his right to a grand jury when he signed his plea deal in November 2024. He is currently facing up to 30 years in a federal prison without parole. His sentencing is slated for September.<\/p>\n
How Did \u2018The McBee Dynasty\u2019 Explain His Season 2 Absence?<\/strong><\/h2>\nDuring the season 2 premiere in June, which filmed in late summer 2024, the cast talked about Steve, but he wasn\u2019t on the show. \u201cHe just up and skipped town,\u201d employee Tessa<\/strong> told the cameras of her boss during the episode. Later in the season, the boys said Steve was traveling with his new girlfriend, Masha<\/strong>, internationally.<\/p>\nHow Did Steve\u2019s Family Learn About the FBI Investigation?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<\/div>Bravo Media<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nGalyna let it slip during season 2, episode 3, that Steve was under investigation by the FBI. At the time, his eldest son, Steven, confirmed that only he, Galyna, and Steve\u2019s ex-wife, Kristi McBee<\/strong>, knew about the investigation. \u201cMy dad is under FBI investigation, and you are the only one, and my mom that even knows this is going on. So, this has to stay between us,\u201d Steven told Galyna during the episode, which aired in July.<\/p>\nSteven then told the cameras, \u201cThis FBI investigation is wearing on my dad. He didn\u2019t want anything with his involvement affect[ing] any of us boys. My brothers don\u2019t even know about it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Steven\u2019s now-ex girlfriend Calah Jackson<\/strong><\/a> revealed during season 2, episode 6, that he confided in her about Steve\u2019s legal troubles.<\/p>\nSteven\u2019s younger brothers eventually learned about the scandal while taping season 2. \u201cIt was a shell shock just seeing the weight that Steven had been [dealing with],\u201d Jesse exclusively told Us Weekly<\/em><\/a> in July. \u201cIt made a lot of things make a lot more sense, just the way that Steven was stressed out and we were trying to figure out why we thought we knew all of his stresses, and obviously he was holding that in and bearing that weight on his shoulders.\u201d<\/p>\n
<\/div>Steve waived his right to a grand jury when he signed his plea deal in November 2024. He is currently facing up to 30 years in a federal prison without parole. His sentencing is slated for September.<\/p>\n
How Did \u2018The McBee Dynasty\u2019 Explain His Season 2 Absence?<\/strong><\/h2>\nDuring the season 2 premiere in June, which filmed in late summer 2024, the cast talked about Steve, but he wasn\u2019t on the show. \u201cHe just up and skipped town,\u201d employee Tessa<\/strong> told the cameras of her boss during the episode. Later in the season, the boys said Steve was traveling with his new girlfriend, Masha<\/strong>, internationally.<\/p>\nHow Did Steve\u2019s Family Learn About the FBI Investigation?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<\/div>Bravo Media<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nGalyna let it slip during season 2, episode 3, that Steve was under investigation by the FBI. At the time, his eldest son, Steven, confirmed that only he, Galyna, and Steve\u2019s ex-wife, Kristi McBee<\/strong>, knew about the investigation. \u201cMy dad is under FBI investigation, and you are the only one, and my mom that even knows this is going on. So, this has to stay between us,\u201d Steven told Galyna during the episode, which aired in July.<\/p>\nSteven then told the cameras, \u201cThis FBI investigation is wearing on my dad. He didn\u2019t want anything with his involvement affect[ing] any of us boys. My brothers don\u2019t even know about it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Steven\u2019s now-ex girlfriend Calah Jackson<\/strong><\/a> revealed during season 2, episode 6, that he confided in her about Steve\u2019s legal troubles.<\/p>\nSteven\u2019s younger brothers eventually learned about the scandal while taping season 2. \u201cIt was a shell shock just seeing the weight that Steven had been [dealing with],\u201d Jesse exclusively told Us Weekly<\/em><\/a> in July. \u201cIt made a lot of things make a lot more sense, just the way that Steven was stressed out and we were trying to figure out why we thought we knew all of his stresses, and obviously he was holding that in and bearing that weight on his shoulders.\u201d<\/p>\n
How Did Steve\u2019s Family Learn About the FBI Investigation?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<\/div>Bravo Media<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nGalyna let it slip during season 2, episode 3, that Steve was under investigation by the FBI. At the time, his eldest son, Steven, confirmed that only he, Galyna, and Steve\u2019s ex-wife, Kristi McBee<\/strong>, knew about the investigation. \u201cMy dad is under FBI investigation, and you are the only one, and my mom that even knows this is going on. So, this has to stay between us,\u201d Steven told Galyna during the episode, which aired in July.<\/p>\nSteven then told the cameras, \u201cThis FBI investigation is wearing on my dad. He didn\u2019t want anything with his involvement affect[ing] any of us boys. My brothers don\u2019t even know about it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Steven\u2019s now-ex girlfriend Calah Jackson<\/strong><\/a> revealed during season 2, episode 6, that he confided in her about Steve\u2019s legal troubles.<\/p>\nSteven\u2019s younger brothers eventually learned about the scandal while taping season 2. \u201cIt was a shell shock just seeing the weight that Steven had been [dealing with],\u201d Jesse exclusively told Us Weekly<\/em><\/a> in July. \u201cIt made a lot of things make a lot more sense, just the way that Steven was stressed out and we were trying to figure out why we thought we knew all of his stresses, and obviously he was holding that in and bearing that weight on his shoulders.\u201d<\/p>\n
<\/div>Galyna let it slip during season 2, episode 3, that Steve was under investigation by the FBI. At the time, his eldest son, Steven, confirmed that only he, Galyna, and Steve\u2019s ex-wife, Kristi McBee<\/strong>, knew about the investigation. \u201cMy dad is under FBI investigation, and you are the only one, and my mom that even knows this is going on. So, this has to stay between us,\u201d Steven told Galyna during the episode, which aired in July.<\/p>\n Steven then told the cameras, \u201cThis FBI investigation is wearing on my dad. He didn\u2019t want anything with his involvement affect[ing] any of us boys. My brothers don\u2019t even know about it.\u201d<\/p>\n Steven\u2019s now-ex girlfriend Calah Jackson<\/strong><\/a> revealed during season 2, episode 6, that he confided in her about Steve\u2019s legal troubles.<\/p>\n Steven\u2019s younger brothers eventually learned about the scandal while taping season 2. \u201cIt was a shell shock just seeing the weight that Steven had been [dealing with],\u201d Jesse exclusively told Us Weekly<\/em><\/a> in July. \u201cIt made a lot of things make a lot more sense, just the way that Steven was stressed out and we were trying to figure out why we thought we knew all of his stresses, and obviously he was holding that in and bearing that weight on his shoulders.\u201d<\/p>\n
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