Chargers owner sued by sister, alleges hundreds of millions of dollars misused

Dean Spanos, the owner of the L.A. Chargers, is being sued by his sister for misogynistic behavior towards his sisters.

The family trust is responsible for 36 percent of the team, with 15 percent owned by Dea, Dean, and their two other siblings. The current chairman of the franchise has more control over the team than his siblings did. The decision to move the team to Los Angeles from San Diego was unpopular and he was the one who made it. Los Angeles residents hated it, other owners hated it, and Dea hated it as well. A host of San Diego-based fans are still bitter about his betrayal of the city.

Since their parents died, Spanos and Berberian have been co-trustees of the family trust. There are a few women who have taken over teams from their husbands, and fathers who have given their sons managerial control, but the league is still owned by men. Even within a person's own family, exceptions to the rule are treated as such.

The lawsuit states that the decision to move the team to Los Angeles has ruined the franchise and their family wealth. She said that the trust has over $350 million in debt and that it was caused by the use of trust money for personal purchases. She accused her brother of taking money out of the trust and using it to pay off debts. If his name is still on the trust, she can't sell it, but she can sell the team to dig themselves out of debt.

Berberian is trying to have him removed as a co-trustee and take control of the trust herself as well as becoming the majority owner of the team. The treatment of female employees from league ownership has come to the forefront with revelations about the Washington team and franchise culture.