Xaviar Babudar, better known as “ChiefsAholic,” had his freedom taken away from him last summer when he was arrested in California and promptly charged with one count of bank theft and one count of transporting stolen property across state lines.
The FBI determined that Babudar had purchased and redeemed more than $1 million in chips from casinos in Missouri, Kansas, and Illinois between April and December 2022 and found out he was responsible for a string of bank robberies in Nebraska, Iowa, Tennessee, and Oklahoma, as well as two attempted robberies in Minnesota.
This week, the infamous Kansas City Chiefs superfan pleaded guilty to one count of bank robbery, one count of money laundering, and one count of transporting stolen property across state lines in federal court.
The 29-year-old had previously been indicted on 19 charges by a federal grand jury.
He’s accused of robbing — or attempting to rob — 11 banks in seven different states and laundering the money through casinos and online gambling.
Records show he used the stole to pay for Chiefs tickets, travel and bet on games.
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While out on bond in 2023, prosecutors allege he got a $100,000 check right before cutting off his ankle monitor and going on the run. He later admitted to two bank robberies while he was a fugitive.
“His violent crime spree across the Midwest and beyond traumatized bank employees and victimized financial institutions in seven states,” U.S. Attorney Teresa Moore said in a release.
“The defendant tried to conceal hundreds of thousands of dollars in stolen cash by using it to gamble online and at casinos, but the odds caught up with him. With today’s conviction, he will be held accountable for the full scope of his criminal conduct, including his attempt to flee from justice.”
Babudar was scheduled to go to trial in April but now that trial has been canceled. As a result, over a dozen other charges have also been dismissed in the plea deal.
He could face up to 50 years in prison, depending on if the judge opts to run his sentence consecutively or concurrently.
He must also pay $532,675 in restitution and forfeit an autographed painting of Patrick Mahomes.
