Defense attorney’s illness halts DiBiase welfare fraud trial

Defense attorney’s illness halts DiBiase welfare fraud trial

Defense attorney’s illness halts DiBiase welfare fraud trial JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) – A high-profile welfare fraud trial involving former wrestler Ted DiBiase Jr. has been paused for a second time after his lead defense attorney fell ill and was hospitalized. The defense is now asking for a mistrial. The trial is in connection to Mississippi’s largest welfare scandal, which involves more than $77 million meant for the poorest Mississippians that …