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Hawks finance chief sentenced to prison for $3.7 million embezzlement

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Hawks finance chief sentenced to prison for $3.7 million embezzlement
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Former Atlanta Hawks finance executive Lester T. Jones Jr. was sentenced to three years and five months in federal prison after embezzling about $3.7 million through fraudulent expense reimbursements and personal charges on the team's corporate credit cards to fund luxury travel, jewelry, designer clothing, watches, and concert tickets.

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  1. Atlanta Hawks exec sentenced to prison for embezzling millions for luxury personal items  NBC News
  2. Former Atlanta Hawks exec sentenced to prison for embezzling from team  USA Today
  3. Ex-Hawks executive Lester Jones sentenced to prison for embezzling $3.7M - The Athletic  The New York Times
  4. Former Atlanta Hawks VP sentenced for $3.7M embezzlement  FOX 5 Atlanta
  5. Hawks fixing ‘deep’ damage caused by trusted exec, leader says  AJC.com

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