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Ex-Jaguars Employee Who Embezzled Millions From Team Facing New Charges

Former Jaguars employee Amit Patel is facing state charges in addition to the federal charges for which he is already serving a 6.5-year sentence. | Corey Perrine/Florida Times-Union / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Former Jaguars employee Amit Patel is facing new charges in the state of Florida.

According to reports on Thursday, Patel has been charged with six counts of grand theft under Florida law. As explained by Mike Florio at ProFootballTalk, the new charges come because theft is a state-level issue, rather than a federal one. Patel is currently serving his sentence after pleading guilty to wire fraud and illegal money transactions.

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