Xavier Babudar, known as 'ChiefsAholic,' given lengthy prison sentence for several bank robberies
The Kansas City Chiefs superfan admitted to committing armed robberies across multiple states, in part to fund his attendance at Chiefs games
The Kansas City Chiefs superfan admitted to committing armed robberies across multiple states, in part to fund his attendance at Chiefs games
The Kansas City Chiefs superfan admitted to committing armed robberies across multiple states, in part to fund his attendance at Chiefs games
A well-known Kansas City Chiefs superfan will have to wait more than a decade before seeing his team in person again.
Xavier Babudar, known to most as ChiefsAholic, the infamous superfan who pleaded guilty to several bank robberies, has been sentenced to prison.
Babudar admitted to committing armed robberies across multiple states, using the stolen funds to support his attendance at Chiefs games.
He attempted or successfully robbed banks and credit unions in states such as Iowa, Nebraska, Tennessee, Minnesota, and Oklahoma.
Babudar admitted to stealing more than $800,000 from banks.
The 29-year-old originally pleaded not guilty last year to 19 charges, including armed robbery, bank theft, money laundering, and transporting stolen property.
After being arrested in December 2022 for a robbery in Oklahoma, Babudar was released on bond with GPS monitoring. He cut off his monitor in March 2023 and fled, committing more robberies before being recaptured by the FBI in July 2023.
The government sought a 20-year sentence for Babudar, while his attorneys were hoping for 10 years.
A memorandum filed by his attorneys states that Babudar has accepted responsibility and argues that his gambling addiction and personal hardships should be considered mitigating factors.
The memorandum asserts that Babudar developed a severe gambling addiction, which his attorney contends was the primary driver of his criminal behavior.
In a hearing Thursday morning, the day of the Kansas City Chiefs home opener and the first NFL regular season game of the year, Babudar learned his fate.
Babudar was sentenced to 210 months for one count of the indictment, and 87 months for a second count, with each sentence to run concurrently.
This means Babudar will spend more than 17 years in prison.
The sentencing document states following his incarceration he will spend three years on supervised release, and he's been ordered to pay nearly $600,000 in restitution.
The court recommended Babudar spend his sentence at the Federal Correctional Institute in Greenville, Illinois, a medium-security facility not far from St. Louis, Missouri.