Imprisoned ex-Jaguars employee now facing felony grand theft charges after stealing $22 million from team
Amit Patel, a former Jacksonville Jaguars employees who stole more than $ 22 million to the team, faces new charges. Florida authorities have raised accusations of theft this week, according to the state files obtained by ESPN, which could add to the sentence of six and a half years in prison which he is already serving to plead guilty in 2023 to filter fraud and illegal monetary transactions.
Patel faces six flight chiefs. In Florida, a large -sized flight of at least $ 100,000 is a first degree crime liable to a maximum sentence of 30 years. He has already been ordered to pay $ 21 million on return in addition to his prison sentence. The Jaguars also continued a Patel for $ 66.6 million in damage in a case that remains unstable.
Over a period of five years of 2019-23, Patel diverted more than $ 22 million from Jaguars to finance his dependence on the game and buy luxuries, including holidays and goods. He was also accused of having bought two vehicles, a condo and a cryptocurrency during his visit as director of finance of the Jaguars. Patel used the team’s virtual credit card program to channel money on your fandual account and to make fraudulent purchases.
The Jaguars dismissed Patel in February 2023. An FBI investigation took place during the months which followed and, in March 2024, the Patel was sentenced.
During his imprisonment, Patel filed a civil complaint alleging that Fanduel has ignored his own protocols responsible for play and the fight against money laundering. He requests $ 250 million in damages in the current pursuit.
Imprisoned former Jaguars employees pursuing Fanduel for having “exploited” his dependence on the game
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The vast majority of stolen money went directly to the fandual patel account. He produced $ 20 million in deposits while the Sportsbook gave him $ 1.1 million in credits and sent him to travel to the players in university, Masters and the Miami Grand Prix. Patel also alleges that the host of Fanduel VIP, Brett Krause, communicated with him about 100 times a day from 2021-2023. And the days, Patel did not play, he says that Krause contacted him wanting to know why.
Matthew Litt, the patel lawyer, said Fanduel had “practiced” a patel and attracted him to the game continuously.
“The defendants were actively and intentionally targeted and attacked the applicant with incentives, credits and gifts to create, feed, accelerate and / or exacerbate his dependence with the only possible result that he was finally going to reach the bottom of the rocks,” said Litt last year.
Theresa Trzaskoma, Krause lawyer, described a “fraudster” patel who distorted her lifestyle in Krause.
