{"id":14745,"date":"2024-11-21T21:06:30","date_gmt":"2024-11-21T21:06:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=14745"},"modified":"2024-11-21T21:06:30","modified_gmt":"2024-11-21T21:06:30","slug":"former-philadelphia-eagles-rb-super-bowl-champion-faces-lifetime-in-prison-after-being-charged","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=14745","title":{"rendered":"Former Philadelphia Eagles RB &#038; Super Bowl Champion Faces Lifetime In Prison After Being Charged"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Wendell Smallwood Jr., who once played for the\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nfl\/philadelphia-eagles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Philadelphia Eagles<\/a>, is facing a lifetime in prison over his past actions.<\/p>\n<p>The former Eagles running back allegedly committed fraud to obtain tens of thousands of dollars from two COVID-19 relief programs and then proceeded to run a kickback scheme with several others to falsify loan applications and tax documents during the pandemic, according to federal prosecutors.<\/p>\n<p>Smallwood was charged with three felonies:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Wire fraud.<\/li>\n<li>Conspiracy to commit wire fraud.<\/li>\n<li>Conspiracy to defraud the Internal Revenue Service.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Because of his actions, the former Philadelphia Eagles star is now facing 50 years in prison.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>He is currently 30-years-old, so a lengthy prison sentence of 50 years might ensure he dies behind bars for his actions.<\/p>\n<p>According to court documents\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">obtained by\u00a0<\/a>CBS, \u201cSmallwood applied for COVID-19 Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL) using \u201cdefunct or recently registered businesses and claimed false business operations\u201d in applications to the Small Business Administration.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The documents state Smallwood submitted false information to the Paycheck Protection Program and was involved in a tax fraud conspiracy.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">REPORT: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Eagles?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Eagles<\/a> Super Bowl champ Wendell Smallwood Jr. faces 50 years in prison after being charged with defrauding COVID-19 relief programs.<\/p>\n<p>He was charged with 3 felonies: wire fraud, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, and conspiracy to defraud IRS. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/83xgLkl1xz\">pic.twitter.com\/83xgLkl1xz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 MLFootball (@_MLFootball) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/_MLFootball\/status\/1859676724658831718?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 21, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors said the Wilmington, Delaware, native received $46,000 in fraudulent loans that were withdrawn for personal use instead of being invested in his businesses.<\/p>\n<p>No one could\u2019ve foresaw his life would\u2019ve taken him here after he experienced the highest of highs just as a few years ago on the football field.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-former-philadelphia-eagles-super-bowl-champion-wendell-smallwood-didn-t-have-a-notable-career-but-made-his-impact\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Former Philadelphia Eagles Super Bowl Champion Wendell Smallwood Didn\u2019t Have A Notable Career But Made His Impact<\/h2>\n<p>Wendell Smallwood had the biggest moment of his career when he won Super Bowl 52 with the Philadelphia Eagles when they defeated the\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nfl\/new-england-patriots\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New England Patriots<\/a>, 41-33.<\/p>\n<p>Those days are long gone, as the former\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nfl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NFL<\/a>\u00a0running back has been charged with defrauding federal COVID-19 relief programs.<\/p>\n<p>Smallwood also played with Washington and the\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nfl\/pittsburgh-steelers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pittsburgh Steelers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>He ended his\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/stats\/_\/id\/3042429\/wendell-smallwood\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">career with<\/a>\u00a0238 carries, 956 rushing yards, and five touchdowns.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; Wendell Smallwood Jr., who once played for the\u00a0Philadelphia Eagles, is facing a lifetime in prison over his past actions. 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