Commanders pay $1m settlement over claims former ownership lied to team’s fans
Team previously beset by sexual misconduct claimsTeam was sold to new ownership in 2023The Washington Commanders have agreed to pay $1m to the District of Columbia to settle a lawsuit from 2022 that alleged the team’s previous owners lied to fans about an inquiry into sexual misconduct and a...
<ul><li><p>Team previously beset by sexual misconduct claims</p></li><li><p>Team was sold to new ownership in 2023</p></li></ul><p>The <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/washington-commanders">Washington Commanders</a> have agreed to pay $1m to the District of Columbia to settle <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/nov/10/daniel-snyder-dc-lawsuit-washington-commanders">a lawsuit from 2022</a> that alleged the team’s previous owners lied to fans about an inquiry into sexual misconduct and a persistently hostile work environment.<br><br>
DC attorney general Brian L Schwalb announced the settlement on Monday.</p><p>Dan Snyder owned the team at the time of the lawsuit, before <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/apr/13/washington-commanders-sale-daniel-snyder-josh-harris-group">selling to Josh Harris’s group</a> in 2023 for $6.05bn. The league <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/jul/20/daniel-snyder-fined-washington-commanders-sale">fined Snyder $60m</a> after an independent investigation found he sexually harassed a team employee and oversaw executives who deliberately withheld millions of dollars in revenue from other clubs.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/mar/02/commanders-pay-1m-settlement-over-claims-former-ownership-lied-to-teams-fans">Continue reading...</a>
DC attorney general Brian L Schwalb announced the settlement on Monday.</p><p>Dan Snyder owned the team at the time of the lawsuit, before <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/apr/13/washington-commanders-sale-daniel-snyder-josh-harris-group">selling to Josh Harris’s group</a> in 2023 for $6.05bn. The league <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/jul/20/daniel-snyder-fined-washington-commanders-sale">fined Snyder $60m</a> after an independent investigation found he sexually harassed a team employee and oversaw executives who deliberately withheld millions of dollars in revenue from other clubs.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/mar/02/commanders-pay-1m-settlement-over-claims-former-ownership-lied-to-teams-fans">Continue reading...</a>
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