Former Miami Dolphins safety Reshad Jones has been awarded $9.5 million in a lawsuit settlement with Merrill Lynch after his former financial adviser was accused of stealing $2.59 million from him.

Isaiah Williams, Jones’ former financial adviser and a former Merrill Lynch employee, accessed Jones’ personal accounts to steal $1.56 million in 133 separate transactions from Jan. 2022 to March 2024, according to arrest records.

An additional $1.03 million was stolen from Jones through a laundering scheme that involved bank and cash app transfers between Williams and Octavia Graham of Georgia. Jones told investigators he had never met Graham.

Williams is accused of using the stolen funds to pay for personal expenses including flights and hotels, cars, clothing, jewelry, strip clubs, child s

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