One of the NFL’s strangest off-field stories is reaching its inevitable conclusion.
Xaviar Babdal, or Chief Sahoric as he is more commonly known, pleaded guilty in federal court on Wednesday to a series of bank robberies.according to Statement from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of MissouriBabdar pleaded guilty to charges related to “a series of 11 robberies or attempted robberies of financial institutions in seven states.”
Specifically, Babdal pleaded guilty to one count of money laundering and one count of transporting stolen property across state lines. He also pleaded guilty to bank robbery in a separate case in the Northern District of Oklahoma.
As part of his defense, Babdal admitted to being involved in nine consecutive bank robberies and credit union robberies in 2022, and two more bank robberies while on the run. He then laundered much of the stolen funds through casinos and online gambling.
Under the agreement, Mr. Babdal must pay “at least” $532,675 in restitution to the victim financial institutions and must forfeit to the government any assets involved in his laundering operations. That includes an agreement to forfeit autographed paintings. kansas city chiefs Quarterback Patrick Mahomes recovered by FBI.
Babder previously posted this photo on social media outside a charity event hosted by Mahomes, along with an autographed painting of the Kansas City QB.
It’s… it’s definitely a painting.
“His violent crimes spanned the Midwest and beyond, traumatizing bank employees and harming financial institutions in seven states,” said U.S. Attorney Teresa Moore. “The defendant attempted to conceal hundreds of thousands of dollars in stolen cash by gambling online and in casinos, but the odds caught up with him. With today’s conviction, he is now a fugitive from justice. He will be held accountable for the full extent of his criminal conduct.”
Mr. Babdal is scheduled to be sentenced on July 10, 2024. Babdal faces up to 50 years in federal prison without parole, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
