Carolina Hurricanes owner Tom Dundon is seeking a bankruptcy court return of his $70 million investment in the Alliance of American Football, according to a report in The Athletic.

Dundon filed as an unsecure creditor, according to the report, and is claiming AAF officials made “misrepresentations” when he became the majority investor in the league in February with a pledge of $250 million over time.

“Even though AAF executives told DCP (Dundon Capital Partners) its contribution would get the AAF through the first season, those executives knew at the time of the execution of the Term Sheet that the AAF would likely need an additional $50,000,000 (including League revenue) on top of DCP’s investment of up to $70,000,000 to get through the first season,” according to the legal filing made Monday. “The AAF and its executives never disclosed this information to DCP.”

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According to The Athletic, the Dundon filing also states that the AAF officials said the league would be able to survive the season with $55 million cash infusion, which would leave much of Dundon’s investment for future planning. But Dundon claimed the league had more than $13 million in unpaid debts and commitments it did not disclose to DCP before the investment had been made.

Dundon did not respond to USA TODAY Sports’ request for confirmation of the information and comment.

Dundon decided to cease the AAF’s operations in April. He previously cited the lack of an agreement with the NFL on the use of younger prospects as a sticking point.

“If the players' union is not going to give us young players, we can't be a development league," Dundon told USA TODAY Sports at the time.

At the time of the Chapter 7 bankruptcy filing, the AAF had $11 million in assets and $48 million in liabilities.