A person involved in a Ponzi scheme that targeted Travis Kelce was sentenced to 11 years in prison.
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Kevin Kietzman Has IssuesSep 17, 2026
… It featured Guy Benson of Fox News, syndicated radio hosts Vince Coglianese and McGraw Milhaven, Pete Mundo and Miranda Kahn of KCMO and your humble host. A couple things really stood out. Travis Kelce was ripped off in a Ponzi scheme and the dude that committed the crime is going to prison for 11 years. But that's only half the story. Why in the world is the Republican swamp involved in this thing? Before the game Monday night, the Broncos tried some dirty tricks to get under the Chiefs' skin. …
Multiple tier1 sources (AP, Reuters) and tier2 NBC report that Siddharth Jawahar, who ran the Swiftarc Capital Ponzi scheme, was sentenced to 11 years in federal prison and that prosecutors named Travis Kelce among the victims.
What we found
Supports. AP reports Siddharth Jawahar was sentenced to 11 years in federal prison for a Ponzi scheme that prosecutors say bilked 64 victims, including Travis Kelce.[1][4]
Supports. Reuters reports Kelce is among the victims of the Ponzi scheme, and Jawahar was sentenced to 11 years in prison.[2]
Supports. NBC News reports Kelce was among the victims of Jawahar, who was sentenced to 11 years and ordered to repay $31 million in restitution.[3]
Context. Sources note Kelce was only briefly mentioned in court, his financial losses were not disclosed, and he is not accused of wrongdoing; the post's claim does not depend on these details.[5][6]
Sources
6 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 1 tier 2, 3 not rated
- 1Travis Kelce among victims in Ponzi scheme that ensnared 64 ...apnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2Travis Kelce named a victim in $35M Ponzi schemereuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 3Travis Kelce was among the victims of a man’s multimillion ...nbcnews.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 4Investment firm leader gets 11 years for Ponzi scheme that ...twincities.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 5Travis Kelce reportedly targeted in staggering multi-million dollar Ponzi schemecleveland.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 6Travis Kelce Named as Victim in Multi-Million-Dollar Fraud ...people.com · not rated · cited for: context
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