A former Hawks senior executive is facing embezzlement charges after federal prosecutors allege he ran a years-long scheme to bamboozle the NBA franchise that employed him. Lester Jones was charged with fraud and embezzling $3.8 million from the Hawks after a team-backed audit found evidence of his shady dealings, The Athletic reported. Federal prosecutors brought an indictment against Jones last week. He pleaded not guilty to the charges before being released on $10,000 bond. Jones had worked for the organization’s finance department for nearly a decade, and prosecutors allege he used his role with the Hawks to ... (full story)