Meet the Felon Responsible for Destroying the Saints

[fieryprophet]

http://deadspin.com/5890499/

Michael Ornstein is the name to know. As first reported by CBS's Mike Freeman, Ornstein—a close friend and confidant of Sean Payton—Ornstein on at least four occasions pledged his own money to the Saints' defense's bounty fund. In 2009, $10,000 toward knocking an opposing quarterback out of the game. In 2011, two separate contributions to targeting the quarterback. And on at least one other occasion, Ornstein pledged his money in an email to Payton, which spelled out the details of the bounty program.

. . .Once upon a time, Ornstein was an NFL executive in charge of marketing. That was until he attempted to defraud the league out of $350,000. Ornstein conspired to submit fraudulent invoices to Los Angeles based manufacturers, pocketing the money and never providing the NFL with the merchandise they were led to believe they had purchased. He pleaded guilty to mail fraud, and served four months home confinement, five years of probation, and paid the NFL $160,000 in restitution.

Should we send him a gift basket?

[Ivan The Awesome]

We should send him season tickets to the panthers games.

[SCP]

Peyton is classless. The Saints are tarnished garbage. Happy days.

[rainwater]

We should send him season tickets to the panthers games.

He would just scalp them and get arrested again.

[jtnc]

He was an NFL exec? :eek:

[Ivan The Awesome]

He would just scalp them and get arrested again.

I was thinking in the nosebleed section. Like all the way up top. Where you can touch the scoreboard. I had those seats once. Let me tell you, a fat guy going up stairs is hilarious. I'm not fat anymore...:)

[BeasonBeastingBacks]

. . .Once upon a time, Ornstein was an NFL executive in charge of marketing. That was until he attempted to defraud the league out of $350,000. Ornstein conspired to submit fraudulent invoices to Los Angeles based manufacturers, pocketing the money and never providing the NFL with the merchandise they were led to believe they had purchased. He pleaded guilty to mail fraud, and served four months home confinement, five years of probation, and paid the NFL $160,000 in restitution.

that is some serious poo

[Jangler]

Williams and Peyton need to be kicked out of the NFL.

[rico6]

This just keeps getting bigger, and bigger, and bigger, and BIGGER.

The Saints are going to be an afterthought.

[Kevin Greene]

Williams and Peyton need to be kicked out of the NFL.

That's a good start.

[pantherj]

This just keeps getting bigger, and bigger, and bigger, and BIGGER.

The Saints are going to be an afterthought.

That's what she said.

[ladypanther]

....an email? These people are not only classless but their arrogance is unbelieveable.

Payton is toast.

[chknwing]

Williams and Peyton need to be kicked out of the NFL.

Brees too, I'm sure his ass was in on it.

[savage]

chud to the saints? that would suck.