"Ex-Jaguars Employee Amit Patel Sentenced to 6.5 Years for $22M Fraud"

Former Jacksonville Jaguars financial manager Amit Patel was sentenced to 78 months in federal prison for stealing over $22 million from the NFL franchise through its virtual credit card program. Patel, who pled guilty to wire fraud and making an illegal monetary transaction, has returned $1.89 million and faces a restitution tab of $21,132,454.40. He used insider information to make fraudulent transactions over 40 months and gambled away approximately 99% of the stolen money. The Jaguars have implemented more checks and balances to prevent similar incidents, and Patel's actions have deeply impacted the team and its employees.