Research the case using primary and secondary sources.Discuss: Facts, Fraud Issue, Analysis, Conclusion of the Case.

Jacksonville, Florida - U.S. District Judge Henry L. Adams today sentenced Amit Patel (31, Jacksonville) to six years and six months in federal prison for committing wire fraud and engaging in an illegal monetary transaction. As part of his sentence, the court entered an order of forfeiture in the amount of $22,221,454.40, the proceeds of the wire fraud charge. Patel was also ordered to pay full restitution to the Jacksonville Jaguars, the victim of his offense and his former employer. Patel pleaded guilty on December 14, 2023. According to court documents, Patel operated a fraud scheme through which he embezzled approximately $22,221,454 from the Jaguars. Specifically, Patel used his role as the administrator for the team's virtual credit card (VCC) program to make hundreds of purchases and transactions with no legitimate business purpose. Then, to hide and continue to operate the scheme, rather than accurately report his VCC transactions, Patel created accounting files that contained numerous false and fraudulent entries and emailed them to the Jaguar's accounting department. Patel used a variety of methods to hide his illicit transactions by omitting them from the files, while still having the total dollar amount of VCC expenditures match.

https://www.justice.gov/usao-mdfl/pr/former-jacksonville-jaguars-employee-sentenced-more-six-years-embezzling-excess-22#:~:text=Adams%20today%20sentenced%20Amit%20Patel,of%20the%20wire%20fraud%20charge.