Shad Khan’s Jaguars Compensated With 7-Figure Check to Offset Employee’s $20 Million Theft Shad Khan’s Jaguars get a $5M payout from FanDuel after a $20M theft scandal involving an employee’s gambling

The sports world is no stranger to scandals, but when a team employee steals millions and blows it all on sports betting, you know it’s a wild story. For Shad Khan’s Jacksonville Jaguars, this became a harsh reality when a midlevel finance manager made off with over $20 million. The fallout pulled in the NFL’s betting partners, legal wrangling, and a bizarre settlement that’s raising eyebrows.

More than a year after the theft went public, the Jaguars finally secured a hefty payout to recoup some of their losses. Amit Patel, the employee in question, pleaded guilty to wire fraud and illegal monetary transactions for stealing about $22 million through a virtual credit card system. He used a virtual credit card system to steal the funds and deposited them with FanDuel’s sports book throu