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Siddharth Jawahar, 38, received an 11-year prison sentence and was ordered to pay $31 million in restitution for running a multimillion-dollar Ponzi scheme from 2016 to 2023. The fraud affected numerous investors across the country, including Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce. Jawahar admitted to wire fraud charges and used funds from new investors to repay older ones while indulging in an extravagant lifestyle.
Written by the local model on 2026-09-17,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
Travis Kelce, the Kansas City Chiefs tight end, was named as one of dozens of victims in a $35 million Ponzi scheme run by Siddharth Jawahar from his Texas-based investment firm Swiftarc Capital LLC. Jawahar received an 11-year prison sentence and was ordered to pay $31.35 million in restitution after pleading guilty to three counts of wire fraud. The scheme operated between July 2016 and December 2023, with Jawahar taking over $35 million from investors but only investing about $10 million. He used the remaining funds for an extravagant lifestyle including private jets and luxury apartments in New York and Austin. Though details of Kelce's investment were not disclosed, a 2021 Forbes article mentioned his involvement in Swiftarc Ventures Labs Fund.
Written for “Travis Kelce Ponzi Scheme Victim” on 2026-09-17,
grounded in this article and the 7 other(s) covering the same event.
Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce was among the victims of a man sentenced to 11 years in prison after he admitted running what prosecutors described as a Ponzi scheme that defrauded investors around the country.
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U.S. District Judge Zachary Bluestone also ordered Siddharth Jawahar, 38, to repay $31 million in restitution to victims he defrauded from 2016 to 2023, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Missouri.
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Jawahar, who federal prosecutors said is undocumented, pleaded guilty to three counts of wire fraud in January.
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During Jawahar’s sentencing Tuesday, a prosecutor briefly mentioned that Kelce was one of Jawahar’s many high-profile victims, the court reporter who was in the courtroom during the hearing told NBC News.
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who → mention → News
No further details about how Kelce was victimized were discussed.
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Representatives for Kelce did not immediately respond to a request for comment Wednesday.
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An attorney for Jawahar declined to comment on the connection to Kelce.
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attorney → decline → Kelce
He called his client a “very good man” who “made some very serious mistakes and is taking ownership of all of it.”
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who → call → it
Jawahar ran a Texas-based investment company called Swiftarc Capital LLC, and prosecutors said he carried out a classic Ponzi scheme, using money from new investors to repay older investors and to fuel an extravagant lifestyle.
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he → run → lifestyle
According to the U.S. attorney’s office, he traveled on private jets, stayed at luxury hotels, went on spending sprees and had memberships at private clubs across the U.S.
From July 2016 to December 2023, his company took in more than $35 million but invested roughly $10 million, the prosecutor’s office said.
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After his indictment, the prosecutor’s office said, Jawahar tried to coach a victim to give a favorable statement to authorities and sought to have his sister wipe his iPhone.
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Rep. Sam Graves, R-Mo., asked Bluestone to sentence Jawahar to a maximum of 48 months.
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In a Sept. 10 letter, Graves cited educational programs that Jawahar helped establish at the jail where he has been in custody and said he “chose accountability, actively cooperating with authorities to streamline and maximize the financial recovery of restitution.”
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According to the U.S. attorney’s office, Jawahar’s failure to begin repaying his victims was a “major factor” Bluestone cited at Tuesday’s sentencing hearing.
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