Kurt Busch ex-girlfriend receives sentence for defrauding Armed Forces Foundation

A lengthy Armed Forces Foundation legal case against Patricia Driscoll, an ex-girlfriend of NASCAR driver Kurt Busch, has come to a resolution, according to reporting from FOX Sports’ Bob Pockrass.

Pockrass reports that Driscoll was sentenced Tuesday to two years probation and a $75 fine after pleading guilty in 2023 to failing to maintain records on money she had received from her Armed Forces Foundation.

Driscoll has been working through the legal system since 2016, when she was indicted on fraud charges, among other things.

The Busch ex was found guilty and sentenced to 366 days in 2019, Pockrass notes, before she won an appeal in 2021 for a new trial based on a technicality.

In the five years since the 2019 trial, a few key factors emerged. First, Driscoll argued for a new trial based on instructions that were provided to a deadlocked jury. It was also uncovered that an IRS agent did not properly identify himself when asked at a child custody hearing where Driscoll detailed her finances.

A key government witness was also indicted for fraud in 2021 in an unrelated case, harming the case against Driscoll.

All that led to the outcome for Driscoll on Tuesday, of getting two years probation and a relatively light fine.

“We are very pleased with the Court’s thorough and well-reasoned opinion,” said Driscoll’s attorney, Brian Stolarz, after the 2023 decision was rendered. “Patricia Driscoll has maintained her innocence throughout this long road to justice and we will continue the fight as long as it takes.”

Driscoll was originally charged with wire fraud charges and tax evasion after the Armed Forces Foundation shut down in 2016.

The charges alleged that Driscoll diverted funds from the AFF to her personal bank account and to her business, as well as using AFF money to pay personal bills and bills for the business.