💸“KELCE’S NAME JUST SURFACED IN A $35 MILLION PONZI SCHEME” — The entire NFL world froze when federal court records listed Travis Kelce as one of the victims allegedly defrauded by Siddharth Jawahar of Swiftarc Capital. In a rare and shocking development days after Kelce passed Jason Witten for second-most receiving yards by a tight end, prosecutors say the scheme funneled nearly all client money into one failed bet on Philip Morris Pakistan while the operator lived large on private jets and luxury hotels — Kelce has not commented and the records only identify him as someone who lost money. Watch the full, stunning court-record breakdown here. 👇👇👇

Kelce’s name surfaced out of nowhere.

Just after getting back on the field for the Kansas City Chiefs’ 2026 season and breaking records, Travis Kelce got dragged into a massive fraud case.

Federal court records listed Chiefs’ tight end as one of the victims allegedly defrauded by Siddharth Jawahar in a massive Ponzi scheme. Local station KCTV-5 reported that the records only identify Kelce as someone who lost money, nothing more.

Kelce, who has been to 11 Pro Bowls and won three Super Bowls, hasn’t said how much cash he actually lost. But according to TMZ, the whole scam took people for more than $35 million.

Basically, Jawahar ran a firm called Swiftarc Capital LLC and dumped almost all of his clients’ money into just one company, Philip Morris Pakistan. When that investment lost value, prosecutors said Jawahar misled investors about their money.

“According to the feds, Jawahar ran Swiftarc Capital LLC and funneled nearly all of his clients’ money into one investment — Philip Morris Pakistan. When that bet went south, prosecutors say Jawahar lied to investors about how their money was performing … while using new investor cash to pay earlier clients,” TMZ reported.

Jawahar then allegedly used money from new investors to pay earlier clients. “The feds say he also lived large on the money, splurging on private jets, luxury hotels, restaurants, shopping and pricey apartments,” the outlet also mentioned.

A federal court sentenced Jawahar to 11 years in prison for fraud. The court also ordered him to pay more than $31 million in restitution.

Kelce hasn’t said anything publicly about the case as of Wednesday morning. Lately, his mind has been strictly on football.

He was back on the field Monday night against the Broncos and put up 71 receiving yards. That game actually pushed him into second place for the most receiving yards ever by a tight end. He passed former Cowboys star Jason Witten, leaving only Chiefs legend Tony Gonzalez ahead of him.

After Kansas City’s win, Kelce said, “It’s a good feeling to get this win, all the other stuff is just hoopla now.”

Kelce and the Chiefs will return to action Sunday night against the Indianapolis Colts.