After the league’s owners approved the $6.05 billion sale of the Commanders to a group led by Josh Harris on Thursday, the NFL released the findings of the investigation led by former U.S. Attorney Mary Jo White into alleged workplace misconduct made by former members of the franchise against replaced Washington owner Dan Snyder.
Based on what White discovered, the NFL fined Snyder $60 million.
“The conduct substantiated in Ms. White’s findings has no place in the NFL,” Commissioner Roger Goodell said in a statement. “We strive for workplaces that are safe, respectful and professional. What Ms. Johnston experienced is inappropriate and contrary to the NFL’s values.”
NFL released the findings of the independent investigation conducted by former U.S. Attorney and SEC Chair Mary Jo White into allegations of misconduct and financial improprieties made by former employees of the Washington Commanders. The NFL statement: pic.twitter.com/lLQeJTr566
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) July 20, 2023
The NFL first launched an investigation into the franchise after a July 2020 report by The Washington Post detailed accounts from 15 former female employees alleging sexual harassment by various staffers over the course of 18 years. Former Commanders cheerleader and marketing employee Tiffani Johnston, who Goodell mentions above, detailed her experience to the House Oversight Committee back in Feb. 2022, which is when White’s investigation began.
White found that Johnston’s testimony was credible, and the attorney spoke with various witnesses about the instances Johnston detailed.
The full Mary Jo White report on outgoing Commanders owner Dan Snyder (you can read it here: https://t.co/6SMlbkadzX) arrived at these findings. pic.twitter.com/Z6lxBJWP71
— Albert Breer (@AlbertBreer) July 20, 2023
Additionally, former Commanders employee Jason Friedman alleged various instances of financial misconduct involving Snyder, including misappropriating of funds and underreported ticket revenue. White also sustained Friedman’s allegations that the Commanders withheld what should have been shared revenue from the league.
The 23-page document of the investigation’s findings can be seen here.
