ST. LOUIS (First Alert 4/Gray News) – One victim in a multimillion-dollar scheme was Kansas City Chiefs player Travis Kelce, according to prosecutors.
The case was prosecuted in St. Louis and the defendant was sentenced Tuesday to 11 years in prison.
Very little was said about Kelce in court other than briefly naming him as a victim. Prosecutors did not comment further about Kelce’s connection, saying they do not discuss individual victims. The Chiefs organization has not responded to a request for comment.
A 2021 Forbes article states Kelce was an investor in a fund created by Swiftarc, which the defendant, Sid Jawahar, co-founded.
Jawahar pleaded guilty in January to federal…
These frauds exploit emotional vulnerability and trust rather than technical weaknesses.
- Romance Scams: Scammers build long-term online relationships with victims, eventually fabricating a “crisis” (medical emergency, legal trouble, or travel costs) that requires the victim to send money.
- Pig Butchering: A hybrid scam where the criminal builds a romantic or platonic relationship to eventually “tutor” the victim in a fraudulent cryptocurrency investment.