A former employee has sued the Washington Commanders for defamation after he came forward to detail allegations of financial improprieties by the franchise, according to the Washington Post's Nicki Jhabvala and Mark Maske.
Jason Friedman was a vice president of sales and customer service and testified before the House Oversight and Reform Committee in March 2022 the Commanders withheld ticket revenue.
Per Jhabvala and Maske, Friedman's attorneys said in their suit the team countered by "repeatedly and publicly calling him a liar, accusing him of committing the federal crime of perjury, and falsely implying that he was terminated as part of the Team's sexual harassment scandal that was being widely reported.