The Committee of Oversight and Reform sent an explosive letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) asserting that the Commanders and team owner Dan Snyder "may have engaged in a troubling, long-running, and potentially unlawful pattern of financial conduct that victimized thousands of team fans and the National Football League.”
Using testimony from former Washington sales executive Jason Friedman, the 20-page letter cites instances of Washington withholding customers’ security deposits on premium seating and using the money for other purposes. The alleged misappropriation of funds totaled “approximately $5 million” from “around 2,000 accounts” that should have been returned to customers.