WASHINGTON — The U.S. Home Oversight Committee despatched a letter to the Federal Commerce Fee saying it discovered proof the NFL’s Washington Commanders engaged in illegal monetary conduct.
Within the letter obtained by The Related Press, the committee stated the group withheld ticket income from visiting groups and refundable ticket deposits from season-ticket holders.
The committee stated emails, paperwork and statements made by former workers point out group executives and proprietor Dan Snyder engaged in “a troubling, long-running, and probably illegal sample of monetary conduct.”
The committee is sharing paperwork with the FTC whereas requesting the fee take any motion mandatory to ensure the cash is returned to its rightful house owners.
Congress launched an investigation into the group’s office misconduct after the league didn’t launch a report detailing the findings of an impartial probe into the matter. After testimony from former workers, that investigation expanded to the group’s funds.
Legal professionals Lisa Banks and Debra Katz, who signify greater than 40 former workers, together with some who testified, known as the letter “damning.”
“It is clear that the group’s misconduct goes effectively past the sexual harassment and abuse of workers already documented and has additionally impacted the underside line of the NFL, different NFL house owners, and the group’s followers,” they stated in a press release. “We’re pleased with our many consumers who’ve come ahead at nice private danger to disclose the reality and convey us nearer to whole transparency in regards to the full extent of the dysfunction on the Washington Commanders.”
The group and league didn’t instantly reply to a message searching for remark.
