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For the first time since suffered a left arm amputation following a car crash that nearly took his life, ESPN draft analyst Matt Miller finally addressed the public accusations that he had scammed dozens of fantasy football players out of their winnings.
Miller took to social media to announce he’d been in a wreck and lost his left arm. A GoFundMe was created to help with his medical expenses shortly after, but as the donations started to pile up, multiple people accused Miller of scamming them out of money they won in several of the 90-plus fantasy football leagues Miller ran.
Those leagues were hosted on the platform Sleeper, which has since reportedly banned Miller for “stealing buy-ins from managers and not paying out league winners,” according to The Athletic, which contacted Sleeper’s customer support.
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Miller is being investigated by the Missouri Attorney General’s Office over the accusations, but for the first time he addressed those accusing him of scamming them out of thousands of dollars.
“Miller said due to the active investigation, his attorney advised him to limit his responses, but said ‘anyone with a legitimate claim to winnings should please contact me immediately,’” Miller said in an email to The Athletic.
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The exact dollar amount that Miller allegedly owes his accusers is unknown, but The Athletic estimates it to be somewhere in the neighborhood of $100,000. Miller, however, disputes it’s actually that high.
“Miller said that number did ‘not seem accurate,’ but he couldn’t verify because he does not have access to his Sleeper account,” The Athletic reported.
The GoFundMe set up to help Miller was paused, but donations exceeded $51,000 before it was turned off. Some have questioned whether Miller and his family set the page up to gain access to funds to payout the fantasy football winnings.
The Athletic also reported that it had spoken with a dozen people Miller allegedly owed money to and that nine of them receive some form of payment after repeatedly messaging him and threatening to expose him.
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