{"id":1585070,"date":"2024-06-18T20:31:37","date_gmt":"2024-06-19T00:31:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1585070"},"modified":"2024-06-18T20:31:37","modified_gmt":"2024-06-19T00:31:37","slug":"commanders-to-pay-1-3m-to-settle-virginia-season-ticket-deposit-probe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/commanders-to-pay-1-3m-to-settle-virginia-season-ticket-deposit-probe\/","title":{"rendered":"Commanders to Pay $1.3M to Settle Virginia Season-Ticket Deposit Probe"},"content":{"rendered":"
The\u00a0Washington Commanders reached a $1.3 million settlement with the Virginia attorney general as a result of a two-year investigation into how the franchise withheld deposits from season-ticket holders.<\/p>\n
Attorney General Jason Miyares said in a statement that the agreement calls for the organization to pay more than $600,000 in deposits, in addition to another $700,000 in penalties and “costs to the investigation.”<\/p>\n
Miyares' office launched its probe into the Commanders on April 25, 2022, following a congressional investigation about potential financial improprieties levied by a former employee that included how the team handled returning the season-ticket deposits.<\/p>\n
This incident occurred when Dan Snyder owned the franchise. The Maryland native sold the team last July to a group led by Josh Harris, Mitchell Rales, and Magic Johnson.<\/p>\n
\nPleased to announce the end of our Washington Commanders investigation and $1.3 Million settlement.<\/p>\n
Prior ownership unlawfully kept security deposits for years after they should have been returned to season ticket holders. Now, that money is being repaid.https:\/\/t.co\/6HBLEdLIMh<\/a><\/p>\n
— Jason Miyares (@JasonMiyaresVA) June 18, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n