An investigation determined that outgoing owner Dan Snyder sexually harassed a former team cheerleader during and after a dinner at a Washington, D.C., restaurant.
Outgoing Washington Commanders owner Dan Snyder has been levied with a staggering $60 million fine by the NFL after an determined Snyder had sexually harassed a team employee and that executives under his leadership engaged in financial misconduct, the league announced Thursday.
The news comes Snyder’s fellow NFL owners unanimously approved his $6 billion sale of the franchise to a group led by Philadelphia 76ers owner Josh Harris.
The independent investigation was led by Mary Jo White, a former chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Snyder “will pay $60 million to the league in resolution of Ms. White’s findings and all outstanding matters,” the NFL said in a news release.
White’s 23-page report determined that Snyder had sexually harassed former cheerleader and marketing employee Tiffani Johnston, who left the team in 2008, during and after a dinner at a Washington, D.C., restaurant in either 2005 or 2006.
“We spoke to Ms. Johnston several times and found her to be highly credible,” the report read.
