PORTIS RECALLS REVENGE PLANS AFTER BANKRUPTCY
Former NFL running back Clinton Portis recounted a strong desire to commit murder after entrusting his fortune to investors who helped drive him into bankruptcy. Portis, who turned over a large portion of his earnings to a group of men promising safe investments to secure his retirement, described sitting outside a Washington office building intending to confront one of the individuals. “It wasn’t no beat up. It was a kill,” Portis told Sports Illustrated in an in-depth recollection of his darkest days in 2013. Portis’ bankruptcy filing notes at least $11 million lost through his dealings with the group, money he had intended to use for the care of his mother and children.
Those men included financial advisers Jeff Rubin, Jinesh Brahmbhatt and Fuad Ahmed. Rubin and Brahmbhatt were registered financial advisers with the NFL Players Association, while Ahmed’s Ponzi scheme unraveled in 2013. “No jail time, no nothing. Living happily ever after,” Portis said of the investors, describing the rage he felt. Portis earned more than $43 million during a nine-year career split between the Denver Broncos and Washington Redskins. A lot of his earnings were spent on a lavish lifestyle that also significantly contributed to his financial demise, including money spent on cars, houses and expensive trips. Portis believes he can still earn a substantial amount through a broadcasting career and public appearances. Redskins spokesman Tony Wyllie told USA TODAY Sports in a text message that Portis is again slated to do radio and television work for the team this upcoming season.
An ex-financial adviser to retired San Antonio Spurs player Tim Duncan has been sentenced to four years in federal prison for defrauding the former NBA star of millions of dollars. Federal prosecutors say 49-yearold Charles Banks of Atlanta was sentenced during a court hearing Wednesday in San Antonio. A judge also ordered Banks to pay $7.5 million in restitution. Banks had pleaded guilty in April to one count of wire fraud. Banks is set to report to federal prison as early as Aug. 28.