{
  "id": 14847071,
  "title": "PGA Tour Severs Ties With Oneflight Amid Fraud Allegations",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/pga-tour-severs-ties-with-oneflight-amid-fraud-allegations",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-16T02:15:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/pga-tour-severs-ties-oneflight-021537221.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The PGA Tour has severed ties with Oneflight International as a co-title sponsor for the Myrtle Beach Classic following allegations of financial misconduct. The private jet charter company Oneflight had recently halted all flight operations. Three federal lawsuits were filed against Oneflight and its founder, Ferren Rajput, accusing the company of running a Ponzi scheme. One suit alleges Oneflight suspended services without notice in September, leaving customers like Five-Star Audiovisual Inc. with $223,000 in unpaid funds. Another lawsuit claims Oneflight used customer money for marketing and sponsorship campaigns, including for the PGA Tour and McLaren F1 team. A third suit alleges the company retained $800,000 in cash payments for future use. Despite these allegations, the tournament's purse remains at approximately $4 million, ensuring top-tier golf talent will still participate. New tournament director Steve Mays, who brings 30 years of experience, confirmed that the financial stakes for players will not change, and the event will continue as scheduled from May 13-16, 2027 at The Dunes Golf and Beach Club.",
  "summary": "The PGA Tour drops Oneflight International as Myrtle Beach Classic sponsor following lawsuits alleging a Ponzi-like scheme, but the event continues unchanged.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}