March 15, 2024
In this week's Off The Bench, Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott claims a woman wants him to buy her silence about an alleged sexual assault, a man says the Chicago Bears denied him a job because he is white, and an inclusive roller derby team fights a county order denying facilities access to transgender girls and women.
March 12, 2024
A Florida federal judge sentenced former Jacksonville Jaguars finance employee Amit Patel to six years and six months in prison Tuesday after he pled guilty last year to embezzling more than $22 million from the team that was eventually used for online gambling.
March 08, 2024
In this week's Off The Bench, Dartmouth College men's basketball players vote to unionize over the school's objections, a probe into Iowa State University athletes' gambling activities fizzles amid warrantless search allegations, and a Wimbledon champion gets her doping suspension reduced. If you were on the sidelines over the past week, Law360 is here to clue you in on the biggest sports and betting stories that had our readers talking.
March 08, 2024
A former Jacksonville Jaguars finance employee who pled guilty to embezzling $22 million from the team over a three-year period made a remorseful request to a Florida federal judge for a sentence that does not include prison time.
March 07, 2024
Federal prosecutors asked a Florida judge Thursday to sentence a former employee of the Jacksonville Jaguars to seven years in prison because he "betrayed" the football team when he embezzled $22 million to "live in the fast lane."
December 20, 2023
A Florida federal judge on Wednesday accepted a former Jacksonville Jaguars employee's guilty pleas to wire fraud and illegal monetary transaction after he was accused of fraudulently charging $22 million to the team's credit lines to buy a condo, a $95,000 luxury watch and a Tesla Model 3.
December 07, 2023
A former employee of the Jacksonville Jaguars who oversaw the football team's virtual credit card program was accused by federal prosecutors of charging more than $22 million on the team's credit lines to fund a lavish personal lifestyle.