Former Jaguars employee accused of stealing millions from team used most of the money to gamble on sports, attorney says

Amit Patel “suffers from a serious gambling addiction," his attorney says.

  • By Anne Maxwell | News4Jax I-Team and General Assignment Reporter
  • | 6:04 p.m. December 7, 2023
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A 2014 photo shows Amit Patel at a poker competition in South Florida.
A 2014 photo shows Amit Patel at a poker competition in South Florida.
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The lawyer for a former financial planning manager for the Jacksonville Jaguars accused of stealing more than $22 million from the franchise said he spent most of that money gambling on sports.

In a news release Dec. 7, the attorney for Amit Patel said his client will plead guilty to the charges of wire fraud and making illegal transactions and that he checked into a rehabilitation center to treat his gambling addiction this spring.

Patel met with NFL officials in February who were investigating his gambling activities, primarily involving daily fantasy sports betting on websites like DraftKings and FanDuel. 

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