Kansas City Chiefs superfan Xaviar Babudar, famously known as “ChiefsAholic,” was sentenced to 17 and a half years in federal prison without parole for a series of 11 armed bank robberies and attempted robberies across the United States, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Missouri.
Babudar, recognized for wearing a gray wolf suit to Chiefs games, will also serve three years of supervised release following his prison term, according to multiple reports.
The 30-year-old reached a federal plea deal in February, admitting to robberies carried out in 2022 and 2023. Babudar stole more than $800,000 and laundered the stolen funds through casinos.
He was initially charged on May 24, 2023, with one count of bank theft and one count of transporting stolen property across state lines after being a fugitive for four months. By August, a federal grand jury indicted him on multiple charges, including three counts of armed bank robbery, one count of bank theft, 11 counts of money laundering, and four counts of transporting stolen property across state lines. Federal prosecutors identified Babudar’s targets as banks and credit unions located in Iowa, Tennessee, Nebraska, and Oklahoma.
Court records revealed that Babudar used the stolen money to fund his travels, purchase Chiefs tickets, and gamble on NFL games. Furthermore, a federal indictment noted that Babudar had failed to report any legitimate income in Missouri or Kansas.
As part of his plea agreement, more than a dozen charges were dropped. Babudar is required to pay at least $532,675 in restitution to the financial institutions he robbed and must forfeit all property involved in the scheme, including an autographed painting of Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes.
This case has left many shocked, as Babudar’s fan persona had made him a well-known figure at Chiefs games, only for his criminal activities to be exposed behind the scenes.
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