Already serving a federal prison sentence, Patel was brought to Jacksonville to face six new grand theft charges in state court.

Patel is currently serving a 6 1/2 year sentence after pleading guilty to federal charges of wire fraud and an illegal monetary transaction.

Patel faces six counts of grand theft. In Florida, grand theft of at least $100,000 is a first-degree felony punishable by a maximum 30-year sentence. He was previously ordered to pay $21 million in restitution on top of his prison sentence. The Jaguars also sued Patel for $66.6 million in damages in a case that remains unsettled.