Claims extracted
19
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
16%
3 of 19 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
66/100
The Guardian's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
9
Crime & Law
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce is among the victims of a Ponzi scheme that took in more than $35m from unsuspecting investors, a Missouri prosecutor said.
asserted
prosecutor → take → investors
The prosecutor mentioned Kelce in court Tuesday as 38-year-old Siddharth Jawahar was sentenced to 11 years in prison.
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Jawahar → mention → prison
The US attorney’s office of the eastern district of Missouri said Jawahar pleaded guilty to three counts of wire fraud in US district court in St Louis in January.
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Jawahar → say → January
He also was ordered to pay $31.35m in restitution.
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He → order → restitution
Television station KMOV reported that the prosecutor brought up Kelce’s name without further comment.
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prosecutor → report → comment
It is not known when Kelce made the investment or how much he spent.
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he → know → much
According to a news release from the US attorney’s office, Jawahar ran a Texas-based investment company, Swiftarc Capital LLC, that in 2015 began taking money from investors.
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that → accord → investors
He put all of the money he accepted into a single investment, which dropped in value.
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which → put → value
He did not notify investors of the loss, told them they were making money and took money from new investors to repay the earlier investors.
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they → notify → investors
He also used the investment funds to support what prosecutors called “an extravagant lifestyle” filled with private jets, luxury living, elegant dining and memberships in private clubs.
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prosecutors → use → clubs
Jawahar was given more than $35m but invested only about $10m from July 2016 through December 2023, per the news release.
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Jawahar → give → release
Kelce, 36, is unlikely to be the only athlete involved in the Ponzi scheme.
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Kelce → involve → scheme
A 2021 article in Forbes about the growing financial portfolio of NBA guard Gary Harris incorporated several comments from Harris about his investments, which included Swiftarc Ventures Labs Fund.
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which → grow → Fund
Jawahar was the co-founder and managing partner, and Harris also spoke of how much he had learned from Jawahar.
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he → manage → Jawahar
The Forbes article mentioned other athletes who had invested, naming Kelce and NBA players Tim Hardaway Jr and Mason Plumlee.
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who → mention → Kelce
Kelce, Hardaway and Harris all have career earnings in excess of $111m each, according to Spotrac.
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Kelce → have → Spotrac
In July, Kelce married Taylor Swift, who had a net worth of $2.1bn on the day of their wedding, according to Forbes.
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who → marry → Forbes
After speculation about his potential retirement swirled last season, Kelce signed a one-year extension to return for his 14th campaign with the Chiefs.
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Kelce → swirl → Chiefs
Kansas City beat the Denver Broncos in their season opener on Monday.
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City → beat → Monday
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