Congress finds Washington Commanders withheld money from their own fans

• House committee says team engaged in troubling' conduct
• Lawyers for former employees say letter is damning

The US House Oversight Committee sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission saying it found evidence the NFL's Washington Commanders engaged in unlawful financial conduct.

In the letter obtained by the Associated Press, the committee said the team withheld ticket revenue from visiting teams and refundable ticket deposits from season-ticket holders. The committee said emails, documents and statements made by former employees indicate team executives and owner Dan Snyder engaged in a troubling, long-running, and potentially unlawful pattern of financial conduct".