DC files second suit vs. Commanders

The Commanders have been sued again by the District of Columbia, this time accused of scheming to cheat fans out of ticket money. D.C. Attorney General Karl A. Racine on Thursday announced the filing of a lawsuit in civil court against the NFL team for its actions in taking season-ticket holder money and keeping it for its own purposes. It’s the second civil suit by Racine’s office in eight days, after last week filing a complaint that the Commanders, owner Dan Snyder, Commissioner Roger Goodell and the league colluded to deceive fans about an investigation into the team’s workplace culture. In the latest complaint, the District says the Commanders still held nearly $200,000 in unreturned security deposits paid by season-ticket holders. The complaint alleges the team “deceptively” held onto deposits beyond the 30 days spelled out in ticket-holder contracts — sometimes for more than a decade — and said it capitalized on consumers forgetting about the money or imposed burdensome conditions to get it back. This suit comes after the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Reform in April referred its probe that centered on workplace misconduct to the Federal Trade Commission for potential financial improprieties.