KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Chiefs superfan Xaviar Babudar was sentenced to 17½ years in prison without parole and three years of supervised release on Thursday for committing a string of armed bank robberies across the U.S.
Babudar, widely known as Chiefsaholic, entered a plea deal in February in which he admitted to stealing more than $800,000 in 11 robberies across seven states and laundering the proceeds through casinos. He pleaded guilty to one count of bank robbery, one count of money laundering and one count of transporting stolen property across state lines.
Dressed head to toe in a gray wolf suit, Babudar, 30, became a staple at Chiefs games for years and was adored by fans at Arrowhead Stadium and on social media, where he crafted a persona of a hard-working, generous bachelor.