Ex-Jaguars employee who stole from team sues FanDuel for $250 million for "exploiting" his gambling addiction
CBSN
A former financial manager for the NFL's Jacksonville Jaguars who stole $22 million from the team is suing FanDuel for $250 million, saying the betting company preyed on his gambling addiction.
Amit Patel, who is serving a 6 1/2-year prison sentence in South Carolina, filed a lawsuit Tuesday in federal court in New York claiming that FanDuel ignored its own responsible gambling and anti-money laundering protocols. The suit alleged FanDuel knew Patel was an employee of the NFL team — where he worked for five years starting in 2018 — and therefore not eligible to gamble legally, and knew that the $20 million he wagered on years of daily fantasy sports contests was either stolen or not from a legitimate source.
FanDuel declined comment, citing the pending litigation.
