Congress says Washington Commanders appear to have broken financial laws, owe money to visiting teams, season-ticket holders By John Keim - April 12th, 2022
The Washington Commanders failed to refund security deposits, concealed revenue and kept two sets of financial books, the House Oversight and Reform Committee alleged in a letter it sent to the Federal Trade Commission.
The 20-page letter detailed what the committee said was a multiyear process of altering records to hide revenue that led to more profits for the organization. The allegation of financial improprieties were made by former longtime employee Jason Friedman who, on March 14, met with members of the committee as part of its investigation into the team's workplace culture.
According to emails and an Excel sheet he provided to the committee, Friedman alleged the team might have retained as much as $5 million in deposits from approximately 2,000 customers.
