Washington Commanders to be investigated by Virginia attorney general

Within the aftermath of an explosive letter detailing alleged monetary improprieties by the Commanders, the Virginia legal professional normal’s workplace has introduced it is going to open an investigation into the group, in line with a number of studies.

Virginia Legal professional Normal Jason Miyares knowledgeable Washington of the choice on Monday, and requested “full cooperation and transparency” throughout their inquiry, per ESPN. He additionally reportedly instructed the Commanders he felt it was his “duty to rigorously study the fabric information after it was delivered to my consideration.” 

Miyares, D.C. legal professional normal Karl Racine and Maryland legal professional normal Brian Frosh have been notified final week of the allegations following the discharge of a 20-page letter penned by the U.S. Home of Representatives’ Committee on Oversight and Reform earlier this month. The letter alleged the Commanders and proprietor Dan Snyder “might have engaged in a troubling, long-running, and doubtlessly illegal sample of economic conduct that victimized 1000’s of group followers and the Nationwide Soccer League.”

The Home Committee on Oversight and Reform’s report used testimony supplied by former Washington gross sales govt Jason Friedman, who labored for the membership for twenty-four years earlier than his firing in October 2020. Friedman spoke earlier than the committee in March, and alleged the group withheld clients’ safety deposits on premium seating and used the cash for different functions.

Friedman famous within the report that “the group maintained ‘two units of books’—one which was shared with the NFL however underreported sure ticket income, and one other inner set of books that included the entire and correct income and was ‘proven to Mr. Snyder.’” The Commanders have adamantly denied the allegations since they first grew to become public final month, and did so once more in an announcement Monday.

“The group categorically denies any suggestion of economic impropriety of any form at any time,” the assertion learn, per The Athletic. “We adhere to strict inner processes which might be in step with trade and accounting requirements, are audited yearly by a globally revered impartial auditing agency, and are additionally topic to common audits by the NFL. We proceed to cooperate totally with the Committee’s work.”

The continued probe is the second present investigation into Washington’s work atmosphere. The membership stays beneath investigation for allegations of sexual harassment, which arose in the summertime of 2020.

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