{"id":2662767,"date":"2026-09-16T20:38:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T00:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/illegal-alien-sentenced-to-prison-for-multimillion-dollar-scheme-against-travis-kelce-and-others\/"},"modified":"2026-09-16T20:41:27","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T00:41:27","slug":"illegal-alien-sentenced-to-prison-for-multimillion-dollar-scheme-against-travis-kelce-and-others","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/illegal-alien-sentenced-to-prison-for-multimillion-dollar-scheme-against-travis-kelce-and-others\/","title":{"rendered":"Illegal Alien Sentenced to Prison for Multimillion-Dollar Scheme Against Travis Kelce and Others"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fillegal-alien-sentenced-to-prison-for-multimillion-dollar-scheme-against-travis-kelce-and-others%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2662767&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>An individual involved in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/actor-zach-avery-gets-20-years-in-prison-for-650-million-ponzi-scheme\/\" title=\"Actor Zach Avery Gets 20 Years in Prison for 0 Million Ponzi ...\">multimillion-dollar ponzi scheme<\/a>, identified as Siddharth Jawahar, an illegal immigrant from India, was sentenced to 11 years in federal prison in St. Louis.He pleaded guilty to three counts of wire fraud and was ordered to pay $31.35 million in restitution. Jawahar operated Texas-based Swiftarc Capital LLC, heavily invested clients\u2019 funds in a single stock, Philip Morris Pakistan, and misrepresented the value and status of investments to clients from the mid-2010s into late 2023. Notably, Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce was named as a victim in the scheme, though the extent of his losses remains undisclosed. Jawahar used most of the funds for personal luxury, including private jets, upscale residences, and recreational expenses.The court highlighted the significant and lengthy nature of the fraud, as well as Jawahar\u2019s failure to begin restitution payments, with judge Bluestone condemning the betrayal of investor trust. Following his sentence, Jawahar is expected to be removed from the United States.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>An illegal immigrant who ran a multimillion-dollar Ponzi scheme was sentenced Tuesday to 11 years in federal prison.<\/p>\n<p>Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce was among the victims named in court.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. District Judge Zachary M. Bluestone sentenced Siddharth Jawahar, 38, in St. Louis.<\/p>\n<p>The judge also ordered him to pay $31.35 million in restitution, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/usao-edmo\/pr\/illegal-immigrant-sentenced-11-years-prison-multimillion-dollar-ponzi-scheme\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">U.S. Attorney\u2019s Office for the Eastern District of Missouri<\/a> said.<\/p>\n<p>Jawahar pleaded guilty in January to three counts of wire fraud.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">JUST IN: Travis Kelce has been identified as a victim in a $35+ million Ponzi scheme run by investment manager Siddharth Jawahar. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/l0uI9wSr13\">pic.twitter.com\/l0uI9wSr13<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Polymarket (@Polymarket) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Polymarket\/status\/2100273040965673365?\">September 16, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>  Prosecutors identified Kelce as a victim at the hearing. They did not say how much the tight end invested or lost, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.firstalert4.com\/2026\/09\/15\/chiefs-tight-end-travis-kelce-named-victim-multi-million-dollar-fraud-case\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KMOV-TV<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>Jawahar operated Texas-based Swiftarc Capital LLC.<\/p>\n<p>In 2015, he began concentrating client money in one stock, Philip Morris Pakistan.<\/p>\n<p>Over time, about 99 percent of client funds sat in that single holding.<\/p>\n<p>When the position declined, he did not tell investors, the Justice Department said.<\/p>\n<p>He kept reporting that their money was invested and making money.<\/p>\n<p>From about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/sports\/a\/bernadette-giacomazzo\/travis-kelce-fraud-victim\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">July 2016 through December 2023,<\/a> he collected more than $35 million from Swiftarc clients.<\/p>\n<p>He invested only about $10 million of that total.<\/p>\n<p>He used later investors to pay earlier ones.<\/p>\n<p>He also blew much of the money on private jets, luxury hotels, fancy apartments in Austin and New York, private-club dues, clothing sprees, and restaurant bills.<\/p>\n<p>A 2021 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/timcasey\/2021\/06\/14\/how-orlando-magic-guard-gary-harris-grew-to-enjoy-venture-capital-technology-real-estate-and-other-business-topics\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Forbes article<\/a> listed Kelce among athletes in a Swiftarc-related fund, along with NBA players Tim Hardaway Jr. and Mason Plumlee.<\/p>\n<p>The Justice Department\u2019s news release described Jawahar as an illegal immigrant in the headline and the body of the announcement, making his status part of the official account of the case.<\/p>\n<p>Coverage of the St. Louis sentencing said he is from India and has remained in the United States illegally since 2005. 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