"Patel?!?!?!"
Posted on 03/08/2024 5:28:17 AM PST by Libloather
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Amit Patel, the former Jacksonville Jaguars employee who deposited $22 million stolen from the team primarily at FanDuel and DraftKings, spent $5 million on a "life of luxury," including Tiger Woods' 1996 putter and $78,800 in private jets, federal prosecutors said in a court filing Thursday.
Patel also spent $275,000 to retain his attorney, Alex King, according to the filing.
In the filing, prosecutors rebutted King's assertion that his client's behavior was fueled by gambling addiction and that "99% of the misappropriated funds" were used to pay back gambling losses. Instead, authorities say, $5 million went to his personal expenses.
According to the documents, Patel transferred approximately $20 million to FanDuel and $1 million to DraftKings, which ESPN previously reported, and used the rest of the stolen money on various other expenditures, including nearly $600,000 at Apple and more than $40,000 at Amazon and Best Buy combined.
He also transferred $5 million from his FanDuel and DraftKings accounts to his PayPal and other personal accounts, the filing said, and used it on a variety of purchases.
King and a representative from the U.S. Attorney's office did not respond to a request for comment.
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“America been berry berry good to me …”
“He also purchased a game-used Trevor Lawrence jersey for $2,200 on eBay on Dec. 8, three days after prosecutors filed charges against him and six days before he pleaded guilty”
The first rule of being in a hole is stop digging. SMH
Only 7 years in prison may actually be worth it considering he more than likely still has some of that money somewhere.
Wasn’t this the guy that Pacino fumed about in Glengarry Glen Ross? Called him a deadbeat?
Who cares?
It’s not our money. It’s not like he killed somebody.
He stole from the Islamist scumbag Shahid Khan.
I wholeheartedly approve. /spit
Do the Jags have internal controls. Do they even have an accounting department?
Yes and the accountants are all diversity hires. But nobody worry, they’re all moving on to government work.
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