Western District of Missouri | KC Chiefs ‘Superfan’ Indicted for Bank Theft, Money Laundering

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A person popularly generally known as Kansas Metropolis Chiefs superfan “ChiefsAholic” was indicted by a federal grand jury right this moment for robbing a number of monetary establishments and laundering the proceeds by space casinos.

Xaviar Michael Babudar, 29, was charged in a 19-count indictment returned by a federal grand jury in Kansas Metropolis, Mo. At present’s indictment replaces a federal felony grievance that was filed towards Babudar on Might 24, 2023, and contains extra fees.

Babudar, who lived a nomadic existence at numerous places across the Kansas Metropolis metropolitan space, loved a strong social media presence as Kansas Metropolis Chiefs superfan Twitter consumer @ChiefsAholic, attending most video games dressed as a wolf in Chiefs clothes. In response to the indictment, Babudar’s means to attend these video games and maintain this way of life was funded by his perpetration of a string of financial institution and credit score union robberies all through 2022. Babudar laundered the theft proceeds by space casinos, and used the theft proceeds to attend quite a few Chiefs dwelling and away video games. He additionally positioned numerous wagers on the outcomes of Chiefs video games. Throughout this time, the indictment says, Babudar didn’t report any wages earned within the states of Missouri or Kansas.

At present’s indictment fees Babudar with three counts of armed financial institution theft, one rely of financial institution theft, 11 counts of cash laundering, and 4 counts of transporting stolen property throughout state strains.

Babudar allegedly stole $70,000 from the Clive, Iowa, department of Nice Western Bank on March 2, 2022. He then carried this cash to Missouri, depositing it in two separate transactions into his private financial savings account.

Babudar allegedly stole $170,860 from the Omaha, Nebraska, department of First Nationwide Bank of Omaha on April 28, 2022. Omaha cops recovered $163,560 following the theft.

Babudar allegedly stole $303,845 from the West Des Moines, Iowa, department of First Class Neighborhood Credit score Union on July 13, 2022. Within the course of this theft, Babudar allegedly brandished what seemed to be a silver and black firearm, jumped over the teller counter, and demanded that the financial institution workers open the financial institution vault. He carried this a refund to Missouri, and the following day deposited $23,000 into his financial savings account. He used some of the proceeds to make numerous on line casino chip purchases over the following three months at casinos in Missouri and Illinois, then cashed out his winnings and deposited them into his financial savings account.

Babudar allegedly stole $125,900 from the Nashville, Tennessee, department of The Tennessee Credit score Union on Nov. 17, 2022. Within the course of this theft, Babudar allegedly brandished what seemed to be a silver and black firearm, climbed over the teller counter, and demanded that the financial institution workers take him to the financial institution vault. Just a few days later, he used some of the stolen cash to buy $20,000 in on line casino chips in a number of transactions from an area on line casino.

Babudar allegedly stole $25,000 from the Clive, Iowa, department of First Interstate Bank on Nov. 30, 2022. Following two unsuccessful robberies of the Wings Monetary Credit score Union in Savage, Minn., and the Royal Credit score Union in Apple Valley, Minn., on Nov. 29, 2022, the indictment says, Babudar returned to Clive, Iowa. The Nice Western Bank that he had robbed on March 2, 2022, had grow to be a department of First Interstate Bank. Within the course of this theft, Babudar allegedly brandished what seemed to be a silver and black firearm, jumped over the teller counter, and ordered the financial institution workers at gunpoint to open the financial institution vault. Babudar then carried the stolen a refund to Missouri, the place he deposited a portion of it into his private checking account.

Babudar was charged in Tulsa County, Okla., with the theft of the Tulsa Academics Federal Credit score Union on Dec. 16, 2022. Babudar was launched on bond in February 2023.

Months earlier, the indictment says, Babudar had positioned two profitable bets on the Argosy On line casino in Alton, In poor health. On June 10, 2022, Babudar wager $5,000 that Kansas Metropolis Chiefs’ quarterback Patrick Mahomes II would win the Most Priceless Participant at Tremendous Bowl LVII, which might pay out $45,000 ought to that happen. Babudar additionally wager $5,000 that the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs would win Tremendous Bowl LVII, which might pay out $55,000 ought to that happen. When the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs gained the Tremendous Bowl on Feb. 12, 2023, and Mahomes gained the Most Priceless Participant award, Babudar gained $100,000. Argosy On line casino mailed Babudar a $100,000 verify in early March 2023.

Days later, the indictment says, Babudar lower his ankle monitor and fled from Oklahoma. Babudar evaded regulation enforcement till his arrest in Sacramento on July 7, 2023. He stays detained in federal custody with out bond.

Following Babudar’s arrest in Oklahoma final December, FBI investigators started reviewing financial institution information, on line casino transaction information, and delicate monetary reporting to find out the breadth and scope of extra potential felony actions. In response to the affidavit filed in help of the unique felony grievance, Babudar bought and redeemed greater than $1 million in chips from numerous casinos in Missouri, Kansas, and Illinois between April and December 2022. Investigators additionally reviewed beforehand unsolved financial institution robberies all through the Midwest throughout that time-frame. Babudar’s mobile phone was positioned in the identical cities and places for these beforehand unsolved financial institution robberies and tried robberies, the affidavit says.

The fees contained on this indictment are merely accusations, and never proof of guilt. Proof supporting the costs have to be introduced to a federal trial jury, whose obligation is to find out guilt or innocence.

This case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Patrick D. Daly and Stephanie C. Bradshaw. It was investigated by the FBI. The Placer County, Calif., Sheriff’s Division and the Lincoln, Calif., Police Division assisted within the arrest.