Simply weeks after the information of a lawsuit filed towards former WWE CEO and board chairman Vince McMahon alleging sexual abuse and trafficking, particulars have emerged that federal prosecutors are investigating McMahon, based on The Wall Road Journal. The federal investigation, the report states, additionally includes allegations of sexual abuse and trafficking.

McMahon was served with a federal search warrant and subpoena this previous July. In response to the report, federal brokers have been trying to find “paperwork associated to any allegation of ‘rape, intercourse trafficking, sexual assault, business intercourse transaction, harassment or discrimination’ towards present or former WWE workers.”

Prosecutors have reportedly spoken to a number of girls named within the grand jury subpoena who have been alleged to have obtained settlement agreements and signed non-disclosure agreements over sexual misconduct by McMahon.

One of many alleged victims, Janel Grant, filed a lawsuit towards McMahon, WWE, and former head of expertise relations John Laurinaitis in January, claiming she was abused by McMahon, raped at a number of instances and trafficked to different males, together with expertise WWE was trying to re-sign.

Shortly after the lawsuit grew to become public, McMahon resigned from his positions as TKO government chairman and on the TKO board of administrators.

McMahon had beforehand resigned as WWE CEO after an preliminary spherical of allegations in July 2022, which led to the aforementioned federal search warrant and subpoena. He was additionally unanimously voted off the board of administrators.

McMahon returned as government chairman of WWE’s board in early 2023 and instantly started the method of trying to promote the corporate. Finally, the promotion was bought to leisure big Endeavor, who created TKO Group, which merged Endeavor holdings WWE and UFC underneath one umbrella.

McMahon was positioned into the function of TKO government chairman after the sale, one step beneath Endeavor and TKO CEO Ari Emanuel.