KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs superfan accused of a string of bank robberies will make his initial appearance Friday in federal court.
Xavier M. Babudar — better known in Chiefs Kingdom as “ChiefsAholic,” a Wolf-suited former social media star with a penchant for drawing the camera lens his way — allegedly robbed seven banks in five states and laundered hundreds of thousands of dollars in stolen cash through Kansas City- and St. Louis-area casinos.
Babudar, 29, has been charged in federal court with bank theft and interstate transportation of stolen property, which are both Class C felonies.
He faces up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine for each count.
Babudar was arrested Dec. 16 for allegedly robbing the Tulsa Teachers Federal Credit Union in Oklahoma. He may have been traveling to Houston for a Chiefs game Dec. 18 at the Texans.
Instead, Babudar was arrested and, after making bond, cut his ankle monitor and skipped bail.
Babudar was arrested July 7 in Lincoln. California, and waived extradition to Kansas City.
He will appear before Magistrate Judge W. Brian Gaddy at 3 p.m. on Friday.
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