Team co-owners Dan and Tanya Snyder pose for a photo with current team members and alumni during the announcement of the Washington Football Team’s name change to the Washington Commanders at FedExField on February 02, 2022 in Landover, Maryland.
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The attorney general of Washington, D.C., on Thursday sued the Commanders and owner Dan Snyder, as well as the NFL and Commissioner Roger Goodell, for allegedly deceiving D.C. residents about the team’s alleged toxic culture for its own financial gain.
Attorney General Karl Racine alleges that the team and its owner lied to D.C. residents about its toxic culture and sexual harassment, and “entered into a secret agreement with the NFL and Commissioner Goodell” in order to keep the truth from D.C. residents to protect their profits.
Racine said Thursday the NFL and Goodell worked with Snyder and the Commanders in misleading the public about the allegations and the toxic culture the organization maintained over the years.
Synder, who has owned the team since 1999, and the Commanders have been the subject of a recent investigation by both the House Oversight Committee and the NFL for sexual harassment and financial misconduct.
The NFL didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.
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