"Ex-Jaguars Employee's Lavish Spending Spree: A $5 Million Embezzlement Tale"

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Federal prosecutors detailed how former Jacksonville Jaguars employee Amit Patel spent $5 million of the $22 million stolen from the team on a "life of luxury," including purchases such as Tiger Woods' 1996 putter and private jet charters. They refuted claims that his behavior was fueled by gambling addiction, stating that only a small portion of the misappropriated funds went towards gambling losses. Patel faces an eight-year prison sentence after pleading guilty to felony charges of wire fraud and illegal monetary transactions.
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