LOL @ the Redskins
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Who gets the sale should be interesting.
If it is the Canuck, then I would expect a possible move.
Either the owner into the community or the team to another community.
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Skins ain't moving. If anything, a new owner will accelerate plans for a new stadium.
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All I know is that whole franchise is stained, I wonder if a rebrand somewhere else might be better.
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Make the rivalry get real and move to San Antonio.
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Commanders to pay $425,000 fine, refund deposits in settlement with D.C. AG
By Nicki Jhabvala and Mark Maske
Updated April 10, 2023 at 12:07 p.m. EDT|Published April 10, 2023 at 11:52 a.m. EDT
The Washington Commanders must pay a $425,000 fine to the District of Columbia and refund the more than $200,000 in deposits to D.C. ticket holders as part of a settlement reached with the office of D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb (D) that was announced Monday. Under the settlement, the team must contact impacted fans and disclose the refund process on their website and provide Schwalb’s office with regular reports of its progress in refunding the deposits.
“Rather than being transparent and upfront in their ticket sale practices, the Commanders unlawfully took advantage of their fan base, holding on to security deposits instead of returning them,” Schwalb said in a news release. “Under this settlement agreement, our office will maintain strict oversight over the Commanders to ensure all necessary steps are taken to reimburse fans for the refunds they are entitled to. Our office takes seriously the obligation to enforce DC consumer protection laws by holding accountable anyone that tries to exploit District consumers.”
The Commanders did not admit to the allegations, under the terms of the settlement.
The lawsuit was filed in the civil division of the D.C. Superior Court last November by outgoing D.C. Attorney General Karl A. Racine (D), who alleged the team implemented “an illegal scheme to cheat District ticket holders out of their deposits for season tickets and use the money for its own purposes.”
It was the second of two lawsuits filed by Racine’s office in a span of eight days. The first was a consumer protection suit that accused the Commanders, team owner Daniel Snyder, the NFL and Commissioner Roger Goodell of colluding to deceive and mislead customers about an investigation of the team’s workplace in order maintain its fan base in pursuit of revenue. That case is ongoing.
Allegations about the team’s security-deposit practices were made during an investigation into the team’s workplace by the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. Former Commanders sales executive Jason Friedman told the committee that Commanders executives instructed him to withhold security deposits from customers when their lease terms ended and to create barriers to discourage customers from requesting a refund of their deposit. Friedman alleged that the Commanders then converted the non-refunded deposits into revenue for the team.
The Committee sent a letter to multiple entities, including the attorneys general of Maryland, Virginia and D.C. as well as the Federal Trade Commission, outlining the allegations. The team has denied committing any financial improprieties.
Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosch (D) announced in November that the team reached a settlement that called for a $250,000 fine and for the remaining refundable deposits to be returned to ticket holders.
“For many years, the Commanders kept money that was not theirs,” Frosh said in a statement at the time. “It belongs to their customers. Today’s settlement will require the team to return the monies owed to consumers. The Commanders will pay a penalty, and they will be enjoined from engaging in similar practices in the future.”
The Commanders did not admit to the allegations as part of the Maryland settlement.
By Nicki Jhabvala and Mark Maske
Updated April 10, 2023 at 12:07 p.m. EDT|Published April 10, 2023 at 11:52 a.m. EDT
The Washington Commanders must pay a $425,000 fine to the District of Columbia and refund the more than $200,000 in deposits to D.C. ticket holders as part of a settlement reached with the office of D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb (D) that was announced Monday. Under the settlement, the team must contact impacted fans and disclose the refund process on their website and provide Schwalb’s office with regular reports of its progress in refunding the deposits.
“Rather than being transparent and upfront in their ticket sale practices, the Commanders unlawfully took advantage of their fan base, holding on to security deposits instead of returning them,” Schwalb said in a news release. “Under this settlement agreement, our office will maintain strict oversight over the Commanders to ensure all necessary steps are taken to reimburse fans for the refunds they are entitled to. Our office takes seriously the obligation to enforce DC consumer protection laws by holding accountable anyone that tries to exploit District consumers.”
The Commanders did not admit to the allegations, under the terms of the settlement.
The lawsuit was filed in the civil division of the D.C. Superior Court last November by outgoing D.C. Attorney General Karl A. Racine (D), who alleged the team implemented “an illegal scheme to cheat District ticket holders out of their deposits for season tickets and use the money for its own purposes.”
It was the second of two lawsuits filed by Racine’s office in a span of eight days. The first was a consumer protection suit that accused the Commanders, team owner Daniel Snyder, the NFL and Commissioner Roger Goodell of colluding to deceive and mislead customers about an investigation of the team’s workplace in order maintain its fan base in pursuit of revenue. That case is ongoing.
Allegations about the team’s security-deposit practices were made during an investigation into the team’s workplace by the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. Former Commanders sales executive Jason Friedman told the committee that Commanders executives instructed him to withhold security deposits from customers when their lease terms ended and to create barriers to discourage customers from requesting a refund of their deposit. Friedman alleged that the Commanders then converted the non-refunded deposits into revenue for the team.
The Committee sent a letter to multiple entities, including the attorneys general of Maryland, Virginia and D.C. as well as the Federal Trade Commission, outlining the allegations. The team has denied committing any financial improprieties.
Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosch (D) announced in November that the team reached a settlement that called for a $250,000 fine and for the remaining refundable deposits to be returned to ticket holders.
“For many years, the Commanders kept money that was not theirs,” Frosh said in a statement at the time. “It belongs to their customers. Today’s settlement will require the team to return the monies owed to consumers. The Commanders will pay a penalty, and they will be enjoined from engaging in similar practices in the future.”
The Commanders did not admit to the allegations as part of the Maryland settlement.
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I don't know how their fan base does it. Not only has the product on the field been substandard but these assholes have stolen millions of dollars from their loyal paying customers.
Couldn't be me.
Couldn't be me.
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Not saying Snyder is the world’s nicest guy but this was inevitable after he (initially) refused to back down over the Redskins name. He was marked for purging.
Just like Sterling in the NBA. Just like Trump. Once you are marked they will investigate and investigate and investigate and spin whatever results they find until mainstream opinion has turned against you and it becomes easy for the powers that be to pressure you out.
They are undefeated.
Just like Sterling in the NBA. Just like Trump. Once you are marked they will investigate and investigate and investigate and spin whatever results they find until mainstream opinion has turned against you and it becomes easy for the powers that be to pressure you out.
They are undefeated.
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I was hoping the Canadian would buy them and move to Toronto.
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Yea but I'll take this over Bezos who had the potential to be the best owner in the league.
Harris is basically just going to be a league-average owner, which is obviously better than Snyder, but it's whatever.
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I do worry that Bezos may immediately buy the Commanders from whomever buys them from Snyder, instantly rename them back to their previous name, and start making smart decisions backed by the deepest pockets darned near out there.
It would cost him less than 5% of his net worth to do it and would be a guaranteed money maker and investment.