Former NFL DT Sam Adams Charged with Felony Theft and Tax Fraud

February 6, 2015   ·   Adam Wells   ·   Jump to comments

Former NFL defensive tackle Sam Adams, who played with six teams in 14 years, had criminal charges filed against him for tax fraud and theft. 
According to The Associated Press, via ESPN.com, Adams is accused of failing "to pay taxes" and also "stole wages from workers at fitness clubs he ran in Seattle and Tacoma." Attorney General Bob Ferguson noted "Adams and his business partner engaged in fraud and theft totaling more than $500,000."
Lewis Kamb of The Seattle Times saw the affidavit that highlights the breakdown of charges against Adams and his business partner, Dana Lynn Sargent:
During the latter part of 2013 through January 2014, Adams’s and Sargent’s illegal actions have caused employees, through no fault of their own, to have countless insufficient fund checks that they were unable to cash which resulted in employees losing their housing, being unable to pay household bills, being unable to buy Christmas gifts and accruing thousands o...

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