Chiefs Superfan Sentenced to Prison for 11 Bank Robberies

A Kansas City Chiefs superfan known as “Chiefsaholic” has been sentenced to 17.5 years in prison for robbing 11 banks across Nevada, California, and throughout the Midwest. In all, he stole more than $800,000 and laundered the proceeds through casinos. This comes after a Chiefs player, Chris Jones, spoke out in defense of an elderly woman who was sentenced for stealing $1.5 million in chicken wings. 

Who is Chiefsaholic?

“Chiefsaholic,” also known by his birth name Xavier Michael Badubar, is a 30-year-old man who gained fame from showing up to Kansas City Chiefs NFL games in a gray wolf suit and appearing on TV multiple times. He went by the same name, “Chiefsaholic,” on social media. 

According to federal prosecutors, he was a “trouble individual.” He had a difficult upbringing, living a “nomadic existence” around Kansas City. 

He began committing crimes in March 2022 when he robbed Great Western Bank in Clive, Iowa. Badubar was then arrested on Dec. 16, 2022, after fleeing on a bicycle from a robbery he did at Tulsa Teachers Credit Union in Tulsa, Oklahoma. 

Chiefsaholic Went on the Run

After being arrested, Badubar was released on bond in February 2023. He was ordered to wear a GPS monitor and remain in Oklahoma. After being released, he won $100k from a June 2022 bet that the Chiefs would win the Super Bowl. 

After the win, he sawed off the ankle bracelet, got his money, and went on the run. 

In all, he remained on the run for about four months. During that time, he robbed banks in Nevada, California, and more. 

He was finally arrested in Lincoln, California, on July 7, 2023. 

When he was finally apprehended, Badubar stole $847,725 from 11 banks. Much of the money is still unaccounted for. 

From April to Dec. 2022, he bought more than $1 million in chips from casino throughout Missouri, Kansas, and Illinois to launder the funds. 

Attorneys Argue “Addiction to Fame”

Badubar’s attorney, Matthew Merryman, said that a gambling addiction drove his robberies. However, Patrick Daly, the senior litigation counsel at the US Attorney’s Office, said it was his “addiction to fame” that led him to do this. 

Babudar terrorized bank employees throughout his multistate crime spree, while relishing his celebrity status,” said Kansas City FBI Special Agent Stephen Cyrus. “Today’s sentencing speaks to the severity of his actions and the significant law enforcement assistance and resources utilized across multiple states to hold him accountable for his violent and criminal behavior.”

Badubar has been ordered to pay over $530,000 in restitution and ordered to surrender an autographed painting of Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes.