Former Jaguars employee allegedly stole over $22 million from team

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A Jacksonville Jaguars employee is alleged to have stolen roughly $22 million from the team from 2019 through this year.

Amit Patel is said to have exploited the team's credit card program, using the money to buy two vehicles, a condo and a watch that cost almost $100,000. He was first employed by the team in 2018.

He is also suspected of gambling with the money he acquired, bought cryptocurrency with it, and even chartered private planes and booked luxury hotels.

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A Jacksonville Jaguars employee is alleged to have stolen roughly $22 million from the team from 2019 through this year. (Don Juan Moore/Getty Images)

The team confirmed to The Athletic that they are in fact "Business A" listed in the federal filing in Jacksonville.

"Over the past several months we have cooperated fully with the FBI and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida during their investigation and thank them for their efforts in this case," the team said in a statement. "As was made clear in the charges, this individual was a former manager of financial planning and analysis who took advantage of his trusted position to covertly and intentionally commit significant fraudulent financial activity at the team’s expense for personal benefit."

"This individual had no access to confidential football strategy, personnel or other football information. The team engaged experienced law and accounting firms to conduct a comprehensive independent review, which concluded that no other team employees were involved in or aware of his criminal activity."

The team confirmed to The Athletic that they are in