When the Kansas City Chiefs take on the Baltimore Ravens at the start of the 2024 NFL season, one of this Super Bowl champion’s most notorious fans will be absent from the stands. No, not Taylor Swift – Xavier Babudar, better known as the “ChiefsAholic,” was sentenced to 17 years and six months in prison for a series of bank robberies across the country.
He was convicted of 11 robberies in seven states and stealing more than $800,000.
Babudar became famous for attending Chiefs games in a wolf costume, and he garnered plenty of attention during the team’s recent championships with quarterback Patrick Mahomes.
“While parading as a social media celebrity, Babudar was secretly involved in violent crime,” said U.S. Attorney Teresa Moore. said in a statement on Thursday“Babudar purchased expensive tickets through this robbery racket and traveled across the country to attend Kansas City Chiefs games while he built a massive fan base online.”
Babudar was ordered to pay $532,675 in restitution and forfeit any assets he may have involved in laundering the stolen money, charges the U.S. Attorney’s Office rejected. A press release said It also included a signed photo of Mahomes. Most of the money Babudar stole from the lawyer’s office has not been recovered.
Badouber was first charged in December 2022 after a number of successful and attempted robberies and was released on bail in February 2023. Badouber cut off his ankle monitor and fled from authorities in March 2023, According to the U.S. Attorney’s OfficeThe attorney’s office said the incident occurred just days after he received a check for winnings from successfully betting on the Chiefs winning Super Bowl LVII in 2023 and Mahomes winning Super Bowl MVP.
He was arrested again in Sacramento in July 2023 and charged in federal court with bank robbery and transporting stolen property across state lines. Babudar admitted to robbing two more banks while on the run and has been held without bail ever since.
On February 11, the Kansas City Chiefs won their second consecutive Super Bowl. On February 28, Babudar pleaded guilty to bank robbery, money laundering, and transporting stolen property across state borders. In April, he was ordered by an Oklahoma judge to pay $10.8 million to bank tellers for injuries sustained during the Bixby robbery and punitive damages.
