Former Atlanta Hawks executive sentenced for $3.7M embezzlement

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Lester T. Jones Jr., a former Atlanta Hawks finance executive, was sentenced to three years and five months in prison for wire fraud

Former Atlanta Hawks finance executive Lester T. Jones Jr. has been sentenced to three years and five months in prison for embezzling approximately $3.7 million from the franchise.

Federal prosecutors said Jones used fraudulent reimbursement requests and corporate credit cards for personal expenses, including travel, luxury apparel, jewelry, watches and tickets to concerts and sporting events.

Jones, 46, worked in the Hawks’ accounting and finance department from 2016 to 2025 and pleaded guilty to wire fraud in December.

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