Ex-Jaguars Executive Admits Stealing Millions from NFL Team (1)

A former Jacksonville Jaguars executive charged with stealing more than $22 million from the National Football League team said he plans to plead guilty to fraud.

Prosecutors accused Amit Patel, the team’s former manager of financial planning and analysis, of stealing the money to fund a luxury lifestyle that included private jet travel and a $95,000 Patek Philippe Nautilus watch. Patel’s lawyer, Alex King, said in a statement Thursday that his client “takes full responsibility for his actions” but said an out-of-control addiction to online sports betting was the main motive for the embezzlement.

“Approximately 99% of the funds” taken ...