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Kansas City Chiefs superfan, Xaviar Babudar (also known as Chiefsaholic), was already facing a 50-year prison sentence after pleading guilty to several bank robberies. Now, an Oklahoma judge has ordered Babudar to pay $10.8 million to Payton Garcia, a former bank teller Babudar threatened at gunpoint during a December 2022 bank robbery, according to ESPN.
According to the report, Babudar owes $3.6 million for physically assaulting Garcia and another $7.2 million in punitive damages.
Garcia’s attorney, Frank Frasier, understands that it will be difficult for his client to receive that lofty of a sum considering Babudar was living in cars during the time of the robbery. In relation to the case, the Chiefs superfan also owed $532,675 in restitution in relation to his federal plea agreement.
Babudar is also being forced to surrender a signed painting of Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes that was recovered by the FBI.
Frasier wanted to make sure that Babudar is never able to profit from stealing more than $800,000 and laundering through a string of casinos. He also stated that his client was forced to quit her job as a result of emotional trauma related to the robbery.
“This has affected her children, her marriage,” Frasier said. “She’ll never be able to go back into work in banking. [It affected] all aspects of her life.”
In February 2024, Babudar pled guilty to one count of money laundering, one count of transporting stolen property across state lines and one count of bank robbery. He is due to be sentenced on July 10.
Babudar became famous by attending Chiefs games in a wolf costume. However, while he was an avid fan of the team, he spent time robbing banks when he wasn’t attending Chiefs games. He was arrested in December 2022 for his crimes, but was released on bail in February 2023.
Prior to that, Babudar placed several bets in an attempt to launder the money. He placed…
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Author : Chris Bengel
Publish date : 2024-04-09 16:58:44
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