Washington's Daniel Snyder accuses minority owner of extortion amid continued controversy: report

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Washington Football Team owner Daniel Snyder reportedly alleged in a court filing he was being extorted by a minority owner as the controversy within the franchise's leadership escalates.

Washington Football Team owner Daniel Snyder reportedly alleged in a court filing he was being extorted by a minority owner as controversy within the franchise's leadership escalates.

Snyder made the allegations in a filing in Maryland on Wednesday, ESPN reported. He accused minority owner Dwight Schar of trying to force Snyder to sell the team. Schar is the founder of NVR Inc., a home construction company that generated more than $7 billion in revenue in 2018.

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The motion came a day after The Washington Post reported the team paid $1.6 million to a former female employee back in 2009 as a part of a sexual misconduct settlement involving Snyder. A source told the paper that the alleged incident took place on Snyder's private plane during a trip home from the Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas.

In Wednesday's…

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