The Fraud Case Behind the Joke Travis Kelce’s name surfaced in federal court as a victim of a $35 million Ponzi scheme, and the exact size of his loss was not disclosed. The Justice Department announced that 38-year-old Siddharth Jawahar had been sentenced to 11 years in prison and ordered to pay more than $31 million in restitution. Jawahar, an illegal alien from India, ran Swiftarc Capital LLC. The company was found to have funneled all client money into Philip Morris Pakistan but invested only about $10 million. New clients’ money was then used to pay earlier clients. Wall Street jargon may change, but that basic trick remains stubbornly familiar. The White House Punchline That set up the White House’s response. After touting the White House Task Force to Eliminate Fraud, the White House wrote, “That’s why we do what we do,” and highlighted its work identifying fraud and protecting Americans. Then came the punchline: “Oh, and it looks like the next draft pick to join the Task Force is @tkelce!” It was a pointed bit of political social-media humor aimed at a football star who had just been listed among the scheme’s victims. The joke works because the White…

Collision Leaves Young Motionless New York Mets first baseman Jared Young was left motionless after a frightening collision at Citi Field on Thursday night. The incident happened in the sixth inning against the Philadelphia Phillies, when Mets pitcher Nolan McLean raced toward first base to field a slow ground ball. As McLean tried to cover the bag, his knee struck Young in the head, sending the 31-year-old player face-first into the dirt. Teammates, trainers, and medical personnel quickly gathered around him. Young was eventually placed on a stretcher and taken from the field. He gave the crowd a thumbs-up as he left, offering at least one reassuring sign after a deeply unsettling scene. https://twitter.com/gatewaypundit/status/2100857906555973938?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw Initial Medical Update Offers Some Relief A hospital CT scan came back negative, according to the report. Mets manager Carlos Mendoza said Young still had “real concussion symptoms,” but he had full use of his extremities and had “avoided the scariest outcomes.” Those details do not make the collision minor, but they provided some relief after Young was knocked unconscious on the field. The medical update shifted attention away from the fear of a more severe injury, even as the concussion symptoms remained a serious concern.…