A Texas-based sports agent is facing federal charges after prosecutors allege he siphoned hundreds of thousands of dollars from client accounts and concealed the theft by disguising withdrawals as legitimate business expenses.
U.S. Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe announced in Tampa, Florida, that a federal grand jury has unsealed an indictment charging Lucas Mirtl, 42, of Prosper, Texas, with four counts of wire fraud.
According to court records, the alleged scheme occurred between August 2023 and January 2025, while Mirtl was employed as an agent for a Los Angeles-based sports marketing and talent management firm. Prosecutors allege that during this period, Mirtl had authorized access to bank accounts containing income earned by two professional athlete clients.
Rather than managing the funds as intended, investigators claim Mirtl began diverting money for personal use. The indictment alleges that he withdrew funds in small, incremental amounts to avoid raising suspicion, with some transfers sent directly into his personal bank account.
To conceal the alleged theft, prosecutors say Mirtl falsified transaction records, entering misleading memo descriptions that labeled the withdrawals as payments for goods or services that were never provided.
The charges are allegations, and Mirtl is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in federal court