According to a filing in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, former Jaguars employee Amit Patel embezzled more than $22 million from the team to fund personal purchases, including luxury trips and daily fantasy sports contests on FanDuel and DraftKings. Patel, who worked in the team’s finance department, pleaded guilty in December 2023 to one count of wire fraud and one count of engaging in an illegal monetary transaction. The 31-year-old admitted to improper use of the Jaguars’ funds while also creating and falsifying team accounting records.
Patel committed his crimes between September 2019 and February 2023 and faces up to 30 years in prison for his actions, which were mainly attributed to a gambling addiction.
“Almost the entirety of the funds Mr. Patel used from the VCC were spent on the..
