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Kansas City fan ‘ChiefsAholic’ sentenced to 17 1/2 years in prison

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The fan known as “ChiefsAholic” won’t soon forget the day Kansas City opens its 2024 NFL season.

That is because Xaviar Babudar learned his fate for a string of bank robberies in 2022. The crimes will cost Babudar 17 1/2 years in prison, per a sentence handed down on Thursday.

Babudar pleaded guilty in February to one count of money laundering and one count of transporting stolen property across state lines. Babudar also pleaded guilty to one count of bank robbery for robbing a credit union near Tulsa. The charges are linked to 11 bank robberies in seven states.

Court documents show Babudar laundered much of the stolen money through area casinos and online gambling.

He is also required to pay $532,000 in restitution and forfeit an autographed painting of Patrick Mahomes.

Court records showed he used the money to pay for Chiefs tickets, travel and bet on games. During this time, a federal indictment said Babudar did not report any wages earned in the states of Missouri or Kansas.

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