[Hman]

Gambler 'Parlay Patz' charged with threatening Rays players, other athletes with beheading

USA Today
3/5/20


TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A New York sports gambler is facing federal charges in Florida related to threatening social media messages sent to players with the Tampa Bay Rays and other teams, federal authorities said Wednesday.

The U.S. Attorney's Office in Tampa announced a charge of transmitting threats in interstate or foreign commerce against Benjamin Tucker Patz, 23. He faces up to five years in federal prison.

Patz made numerous violent threats last year against athletes and their family members through anonymous Instagram accounts, according to a criminal complaint. In many messages, Patz threatened to enter the athletes’ homes and behead them or their family members, the FBI said. Some of Patz’s threats also contained derogatory terms and racial slurs, investigators said.

The Tampa Bay Rays lost a home baseball game last July to the Chicago White Sox. An account linked to Patz later sent threatening Instagram messages to four players for the Rays and one player for the White Sox, according to authorities. None of the players were identified by name, only initials.

“Your family will be beheaded,” said one of the messages, quoted in the criminal complaint.

Patz, who resides in New York and California, goes by the moniker “Parlay Patz.” FBI investigators said they found online articles that claimed he had recently won more than $1 million by wagering on sports events.

Over the past year, Patz has sent threatening messages through social media to numerous professional athletes, investigators said. After losing $10,000 by betting on the Los Angeles Rams to win last year's Super Bowl, Patz sent messages to two players on the game's winning team, the New England Patriots, claiming that he would rape and murder their families, the indictment said.

The complaint also lists threats against players for the Atlanta Braves, the San Diego Padres, the Oakland Athletics, the Cleveland Indians, the Baltimore Orioles and the Kansas City Royals. One of Patz's accounts also threatened a player for the Swedish women's soccer team after they beat Germany in the Women's World Cup Quarter-Final, instigators said.

U.S. Attorney's Office spokeswoman Amy Filjones said Patz was charged in Florida's Middle District because the Rays players were there when the threats were made. It wasn't immediately clear if Patz would face charges in other districts for the other threats.

Patz had arranged to turn himself in but wasn't yet in custody Wednesday evening, Filjones said. It wasn't known if he had an attorney.

“The safety of our players and staff is paramount and all threats are taken seriously," Rays spokesman Dave Haller said in a statement. "The Rays and the players involved are cooperating with the FBI as the legal process continues.”

[Hman]

Ok which one of you guys have list control?

[Hman]

Gambler sent threatening messages to athletes, including Rays players

NBC Sports
3/4/20


Gambler sent threatening messages to athletes, including Rays players

Dan Sullivan of the Tampa Bay Times reports that a gambler, 23-year-old Benjamin Tucker Patz, sent hundreds of threatening messages to athletes, both professional and college, over Facebook and Instagram. Several of those players were on the Rays, identified in the criminal complaint by their initials: E.P., A.K., T.P., and C.R. We won’t bother deducing which players the initials are referring to, but it’s not a terribly difficult endeavor.

The messages included racial slurs, as well as threats to break into their homes to behead them and their families. The FBI investigated the threats.

A member of the White Sox, identified as A.C., and two other unnamed Rays players were on the receiving end of Patz’s vitriol. Sullivan notes that players on the Braves, Nationals, Royals, Indians, Orioles, Padres, Athletics, and Blue Jays received similar messages, as did members of the NFL’s New England Patriots. Patz sometimes sent threatening messages to the athletes’ family members.

In one message to T.P., Patz wrote, “Unfortunately 0-5 against the Chicago White Sox isn’t going to cut it. Because of your sins, I will have to behead you and your family.”

This is, sadly, a very real look into the private messages of professional athletes. Given the ever-increasing popularity of sports gambling and the ubiquity of social media, this seems like a problem that will only become bigger.

[beefcake]

I saw where this guy was bragging about winning 300k parlays too.

[Hman]

“I will sever your neck open you pathetic (expletive)," read one message directed to E.P.

(Tampa Bay Times)

[Hman]

I know we've all probably cursed a player at some point for something, but jeeez this guy went the extra mile

[thetrinity]

I knew a guy like this who did everything he could to bet, once went on a wild run where he won like 200000. This was at the infancy of Twitter and insta, but I could have seen him doing this. Sounds like he got hot and gave it back and couldn’t handle it.

Obviously he’s an idiot if he’s doing 5 team parlays for 20000.

[jjgold]

guy will probably kill himself if convicted

[pologq]

that is the scary side of gambling and the effect it has on desperate people

[Fidel_CashFlow]

Gambler 'Parlay Patz' charged with threatening Rays players, other athletes with beheading

USA Today
3/5/20


TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A New York sports gambler is facing federal charges in Florida related to threatening social media messages sent to players with the Tampa Bay Rays and other teams, federal authorities said Wednesday.

The U.S. Attorney's Office in Tampa announced a charge of transmitting threats in interstate or foreign commerce against Benjamin Tucker Patz, 23. He faces up to five years in federal prison.

Patz made numerous violent threats last year against athletes and their family members through anonymous Instagram accounts, according to a criminal complaint. In many messages, Patz threatened to enter the athletes’ homes and behead them or their family members, the FBI said. Some of Patz’s threats also contained derogatory terms and racial slurs, investigators said.

The Tampa Bay Rays lost a home baseball game last July to the Chicago White Sox. An account linked to Patz later sent threatening Instagram messages to four players for the Rays and one player for the White Sox, according to authorities. None of the players were identified by name, only initials.

“Your family will be beheaded,” said one of the messages, quoted in the criminal complaint.

Patz, who resides in New York and California, goes by the moniker “Parlay Patz.” FBI investigators said they found online articles that claimed he had recently won more than $1 million by wagering on sports events.

Over the past year, Patz has sent threatening messages through social media to numerous professional athletes, investigators said. After losing $10,000 by betting on the Los Angeles Rams to win last year's Super Bowl, Patz sent messages to two players on the game's winning team, the New England Patriots, claiming that he would rape and murder their families, the indictment said.

The complaint also lists threats against players for the Atlanta Braves, the San Diego Padres, the Oakland Athletics, the Cleveland Indians, the Baltimore Orioles and the Kansas City Royals. One of Patz's accounts also threatened a player for the Swedish women's soccer team after they beat Germany in the Women's World Cup Quarter-Final, instigators said.

U.S. Attorney's Office spokeswoman Amy Filjones said Patz was charged in Florida's Middle District because the Rays players were there when the threats were made. It wasn't immediately clear if Patz would face charges in other districts for the other threats.

Patz had arranged to turn himself in but wasn't yet in custody Wednesday evening, Filjones said. It wasn't known if he had an attorney.

“The safety of our players and staff is paramount and all threats are taken seriously," Rays spokesman Dave Haller said in a statement. "The Rays and the players involved are cooperating with the FBI as the legal process continues.”

Ok which one of you guys have list control?

Unfortunately, rather if certain people will admit it or not
I prolly popped up in a couple readers heads ... even if only momentarily

[CappinTerp]

Good read thanks.....some young kid who can't take a lost.

[Fidel_CashFlow]

Here he is

Parlay Patz

[shadymcgrady]

What a puzzy, better be able to back up every threat of physical violence in real life made over internet/mobile

[thetrinity]

guy looks like a 10 year old could kick his ass

[MaltedHopsFrenzy]

Here he is

Parlay Patz

That's jjgold circa 1962! Back when he had hair.

[cincinnatikid513]

parlay putz

[KVB]

Wow, I always thought BigDaddy Douche Nozzle was older than 23.

Guess it makes sense though, especially when you include the lies about winning parlays and bets.

[stackz125]

This guy is a sick fuk.

Now he has a few pennies and thinks he can call athletes out. Lol what a joke.

[PaperTrail07]

LOL ive been mad but god DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMN lol...

[PaperTrail07]

No doubt.....I find it hilarious considering there was no REAL threat.....I mean the players don't know that but yeah LOL....

I know we've all probably cursed a player at some point for something, but jeeez this guy went the extra mile

[SBR Tony]

[SamsNCharge99]

he's 23. Won a shit ton of money and did what 23 years old do. Blew it all and then some and now buried

[Eddy Munny]

Would love to see that little twink thrown into the octagon with any one of those athletes he called out.

[Cuse0323]

What a bum fck loser. Guy bets on terrible teams, and gets mad when they do what they do best. Lose. He better check his attitude before he gets to the joint. When he loses in spades, I don’t think his fellow inmates will take too kindly to being threatened.

[Hman]

Haha

[unde0087]

I was wondering what happened to the poster bigbusiness, I guess now we know

[Harry N. Lloyd]

I'd bet good money that this D-Bag has an SBR handle.

[Booya711]

I'd bet good money that this D-Bag has an SBR handle.

I picture thomorino

[johnnyvegas13]

From what I understand this is from when he was younger

Before he won his parlays

[cjwatsonfan32]

I may be in the minority but I always performed better in my glory days of HS basketball when my coach would make the same exact threats. I ended up getting 10% of a full ride athletic scholarship to an NAIA school, and got at least 3rd team All-Team every single year I was there. Some people use stuff, like this, and use it as motivation. Others are cowardly professionals who cry and run to the feds because they aren't praised constantly 24/7.

[Wrongside]

Seemed like he was actually trying to intimidate people before the game, no?

[teecee]

What a pussy!

[cankid]

New chapter for him on the inside

[gauchojake]

Parlay Patty Venditto

[newton0038]

one day these loose cannons r gong to follow through and unexpectedly go boom. Just hope its not a full fuking stadium