Back to the NFL Newsfeed

Congress Refers Commanders’ Alleged Financial Malfeasance to F.T.C.

In a 20-page letter sent to the F.T.C., a congressional committee passed along allegations from a former employee who said the team withheld ticket revenue from fans and the league.

Daniel Snyder, owner of the Washington Commanders, in 2019.Credit...Michael Ainsworth/Associated Press

A congressional committee looking into wrongdoing within the Washington Commanders N.F.L. franchise referred to the Federal Trade Commission allegations of potentially unlawful financial practices by top executives.

According to a 20-page letter sent to the F.T.C. on Tuesday, a former longtime executive in the ticketing department accused the team of keeping “two sets of books” in order to conceal hundreds of thousands of dollars of revenue that was supposed to be shared with all 32 N.