Travis Kelce Defrauded In Ponzi Scheme
A man was sentenced for a $35 million Ponzi scheme that defrauded Travis Kelce and others.
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What happened
A federal judge sentenced investment manager Siddharth Jawahar to 11 years in prison for running a multimillion-dollar Ponzi scheme. Prosecutors identified Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce as one victim, but did not disclose his losses. Jawahar ran Texas-based Swiftarc Capital LLC, taking in more than $35 million from investors while investing only about $10 million. He pleaded guilty in January to three wire-fraud counts after prosecutors dropped an investment-adviser-fraud count. Prosecutors said Jawahar put nearly all client money into Philip Morris Pakistan, then hid losses from investors. They also said he spent client funds on private jets, luxury housing, clubs, clothing and dining. Kelce’s representatives did not immediately comment.
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From the left
Left-leaning outlets led with Kelce as the surprise celebrity victim, treating the case as a sports-and-money fraud story. The Guardian framed the deception through prosecutors’ account that investors were told they were gaining while fresh money covered earlier losses. The Daily Beast lingered on prosecutors’ picture of investor money funding a lavish lifestyle.
From the right
Right-leaning outlets also made Kelce the public face, but leaned harder into athlete victims and culpability. Fox News highlighted the hidden concentration of client money in one Pakistani tobacco stock, using the Justice Department’s account of reckless concealment. The Daily Wire foregrounded the perpetrator’s immigration status, casting the case as illegal-immigrant crime.
Coverage•9 articles — 2 left, 2 center, 5 right
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