An Oklahoma judge ordered the Kansas City Chiefs superfan known as “Chiefsaholic” to pay $10.8 million in damages to a former Oklahoma bank teller he had threatened with a gun in December 2022 during a series of robberies, according to the District Court of Tulsa County (Oklahoma). records.
On April 3, District Judge Tracy L. Priddy ordered Xaviar Babudar to pay Payton Garcia $7.2 million for punitive damages and $3.6 million for inflicting physical harm and emotional distress , according to a judgment article in the civil case.
Babur, 29 years old, reached a federal plea agreement in February after admitting he committed thefts in seven states in 2022 and 2023. Babudar stole more than $800,000 and then laundered the money through casinos. Babudar, 29, faces a sentence of up to 50 years in prison without the possibility of parole. Sentencing is set for July 10.
Teresa Moore, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, said in a statement following Babadar’s guilty plea that his “series of violent crimes” had “traumatized bank employees.”
Babudar became famous by wearing a gray wolf costume to Chiefs games and was often seen on shows.
Garcia’s lawyer, Frank Frasier, told ESPN that he realizes getting the money back will be a long road.
“He will never be able to enjoy it. Let’s say he writes a book in prison, let’s say he makes the Lifetime or Hallmark movie… whatever he makes from it goes to his creditors,” Frasier said. “The second part is this: the judge sent a message that you cannot profit from crime. You can’t profit from more awareness, you can’t profit from clicks, get more views, get more likes.
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