DC attorney general sues NFL and Washington Commanders
Also: Commanders, Dan Snyder, NFL and Roger Goodell all being sued by D.C. AG for 'colluding to deceive' fans (Yahoo! Sports)
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Source: BBC
DC attorney general sues NFL and Washington Commanders
10 November 2022
By Bernd Debusmann Jr
BBC News, Washington
Prosecutors in Washington DC have sued the Commanders American football team, accusing it of deceiving fans about efforts to probe a "hostile" and "misogynistic" workplace.
The civil lawsuit announced on Thursday also accuses team owner Dan Snyder and the National Football League (NFL) of colluding to mislead the public.
Authorities have long accused the team of of sexual harassment and misconduct.
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It alleges that, when faced with "public outrage over detailed and widespread allegations of sexual misconduct", the Commanders, Mr Snyder and NFL officials made a series of public statements aimed at convincing the public that "this dysfunctional and misogynistic conduct was limited and that they were fully cooperating with an independent investigation".
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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-63586493
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Source: Yahoo! Sports
Commanders, Dan Snyder, NFL and Roger Goodell all being sued by D.C. AG for 'colluding to deceive' fans
Tyler Greenawalt
Thu, November 10, 2022 at 2:31 PM
District of Columbia Attorney General Karl Racine filed a consumer protection lawsuit against the Washington Commanders, the NFL, team owner Daniel Snyder, and NFL commissioner Roger Goodell for their roles in allegedly covering up the workplace and sexual misconduct allegations against the organization.
"For years the team and its owner have caused very real and very serious harm, and then lied about it to dodge accountability and continue to rake in profits," Racine said in a Thursday news conference. "So far, they seem to have gotten away with it."
Racine claims in the lawsuit that Snyder not only lied about the hostile work environment issues but that he participated in it as well. Racine also called out the NFL's internal investigation into the Commanders, and said the organization and the NFL entered into some sort of agreement that concluded without much punishment for Snyder or the team.
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Read more: https://news.yahoo.com/commanders-dan-snyder-nfl-and-roger-goodell-all-being-sued-by-dc-attorney-general-183103225.html
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