It’s too often you hear of athletes trusting someone else with their finances, and then they end up getting taken for a good chunk of change. This is apparently what happened to Dallas Mavericks Richard Jefferson. Here’s the story.
It’s all part of new legal docs obtained by TMZ Sports … in which the 34-year-old Dallas Mavericks forward claims his former business manager Ted Kritza drew $2 million from Richard’s bank credit line without permission.
Jefferson says he reported the crime to the FBI which launched an investigation — an investigation that included RJ getting Kritza on the phone and secretly recording a conversation.
During the phone call, RJ says Kritza “confesses to wrong-doing” … and the incriminating recording is now with the feds.
The bank, of course, wants their money, so they’re suing Jefferson. He is trying to get the lawsuit put on hold until the FBI case against Kritza comes to a close. It would be interesting to see if Jefferson gets the money back or if Kritza has already spent it all.