


Hopefully, Amit Patel did not bet on his legal troubles being over.
Patel, an imprisoned former Jaguars staffer who stole more than $22 million from the Jacksonville franchise, is facing grand theft charges in Florida, according to state records obtained Thursday by ESPN.
The 32-year-old is staring down six counts of grand theft, which, under Florida state law, notes that grand theft of $100,000 or higher is considered a first-degree felony that is punishable by up to a 30-year prison sentence.
Patel pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud and one count of engaging in illegal monetary transaction in December 2023 after being accused of swiping over $22 million from the club through a virtual credit card program between 2019 and 2023.
Alex King, a lawyer for Patel, previously said “approximately 99 percent” of the funds had been gambled away.
Patel transferred $20 million to FanDuel and $1 million to DraftKings, according to court docs obtained by ESPN. Prosecutors also said he moved $5 million from those accounts to personal accounts to fund a “life of luxury.”
He was sentenced to six-and-a-half years in prison in March 2024, with U.S. District Judge Henry Lee Adams Jr. ruling that he pay $21.1 million in restitution to the Jaguars and participate in Gamblers Anonymous meetings.

“We gave him his dream job. We trusted him. We worked with him. We broke bread with him. We went through a pandemic and the highs and lows of the NFL with him,” Megha Parekh, the Jaguars’ executive VP and chief legal officer, said in a statement.
Patel expressed remorse, stating, “I can never truly convey how sorry I am to everyone affected by my actions.”
In the months following his sentence, Patel sued FanDuel, claiming the betting organization took advantage of his gambling addiction, per the Associated Press.