An Oklahoma judge ordered “ChiefsAholic,” a Kansas City Chiefs superfan who admitted to bank robberies, to pay $10.8 million to a teller who was beat with a gun. Attorneys believe the teller may never see the money.
Xaviar Michael Bubudar, 29, was ordered to stop attending Chiefs games dressed as a wolf by a Tulsa judge last week. Court papers reveal former bank cashier Payton Garcia said Bubudar assaulted her with a gun during a December 2022 credit union robbery in Bixby, Oklahoma.
The judge ordered Bubudar to pay Garcia $3.6 million for injuries and lost income and $7.2 million in punitive penalties. The counsel for Bubudar did not respond to a Tuesday message.
Garcia's attorney, Frank Frasier, admitted that collecting the money would be challenging but said the ruling sends an important message.
“I think the judge feels that way,” Frasier told AP. "She didn't say it in court, but I argued that nobody should profit from this, be it notoriety, clicks, views, or likes."
According to famed Oklahoma City criminal defense attorney Ed Blau, bank robbers aren't usually affluent. Garcia is strategically smart to sue Bubudar, but Blau, who is not involved in the case, said she is unlikely to win anything. He remarked, “She could have gotten a $10 billion judgment, but the likelihood of collecting is exceedingly slim.” “She is judged on paper only.”
Federal prosecutors said Babudar admitted to 2022 and 2023 robberies and attempted robberies and laundering the money through casinos and online gaming.
Babudar attended multiple games dressed as a wolf in Chiefs gear before his arrest and was famous on social media for his loud support of the Chiefs.
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