ChiefsAholic pleads guilty to bank robbery, money laundering

Xavier Babudar, higher identified by his wolf-themed Kansas Metropolis Chiefs superfan alias “ChiefsAholic,” pled guilty to 1 depend of financial institution theft, one depend of cash laundering, and one depend of transporting stolen property throughout state traces on Wednesday.

Babudar, who turned himself in to authorities back in July after a monthslong fugitive run, was beforehand indicted on 19 expenses by a federal grand jury in August. In keeping with the USA Lawyer’s Workplace for the Western District of Missouri via Sports activities Illustrated, Babudar was linked to “a string of 11 robberies, or tried robberies, of monetary establishments in seven states.”

Babudar took a plea deal, admitting to the robberies and tried robberies – two of which occurred after slicing off an ankle monitor in March 2023. He reportedly wore the wolf costume while committing the crimes.

“His violent crime spree throughout the Midwest and past traumatized financial institution workers and victimized monetary establishments in seven states,” U.S. Lawyer Tessa Moore mentioned in a press release, per Sports activities Illustrated. “With immediately’s conviction, he can be held accountable for the complete scope of his prison conduct, together with his try and flee from justice.”

ChiefsAholic must pay over $500,000 in restitution and forfeit property. In keeping with prosecutors, Babudar must hand over an autographed portray of Patrick Mahomes as a part of the forfeiture.

After being launched on bond for his Dec. 16, 2022, theft of the Tulsa Academics Credit score Union, Babudar was ordered to put on a GPS monitoring gadget upon his launch from jail. Nonetheless, after he failed to point out up for a pretrial listening to on March 27, 2023, the gadget was reportedly tracked down in a wooded space close to an Academy Sports activities + Outside retailer location in southern Tulsa.