Overview

• Amit Patel is already serving a 6½-year federal sentence after pleading guilty in December 2023 to wire fraud and illegal monetary transactions
• Florida prosecutors filed six first-degree felony counts against Patel, each carrying up to 30 years in prison for stealing team funds between 2019 and 2023
• Investigators say he used the Jaguars’ virtual credit card program to siphon more than $22 million and wager millions on FanDuel and DraftKings
• The Jacksonville Jaguars are seeking $66.6 million in state court under Florida’s treble-damages provision to recover losses from Patel’s embezzlement
• Patel has filed a separate lawsuit against FanDuel, accusing the sportsbook of exploiting his diagnosed gambling disorder by ignoring responsible-gaming safeguards