FBI Director Kash Patel is facing new scrutiny after allegedly using a government jet to attend his girlfriend’s singing performance at a wrestling event in Nashville, according to flight records and claims from a former FBI agent.
Kyle Seraphin, a former FBI agent and vocal MAGA supporter, alleged on his podcast that Patel flew aboard a $60 million Department of Justice aircraft to see his girlfriend, country singer Alexis Wilkins, perform at the Real American Freestyle wrestling event at Pennsylvania State University over the weekend.
"Dear FBI Employees:
— Kyle Seraphin (@KyleSeraphin) October 26, 2025
I'm sorry the government ISN'T funded, so you won't be getting a paycheck.
Luckily, that doesn't stop Real American Freestyle WRESTLING!
So I flew the FBI jet to State College PA, hung out with my chick, and then flew to Nashville where she lives." -Ka$h pic.twitter.com/tuOmWwO4Wk
Flight data reviewed by The Independent reportedly shows that a Justice Department-registered jet departed from Manassas Regional Airport in Virginia on October 25, landing roughly 40 minutes later at State College Regional Airport in Pennsylvania.
According to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the aircraft is registered to the FBI’s national headquarters in Washington, D.C., indicating it was an official government plane. However, no passenger manifest has been made public, leaving it unclear whether Patel himself was aboard the flight.
Approximately two and a half hours later, the same jet was recorded flying to Nashville, Tennessee — where Wilkins resides.
Patel, 45, was seen attending the event with Wilkins, 26, who shared photos of them together on social media. The event, co-founded earlier this year by the late wrestling icon Hulk Hogan, featured Wilkins performing a song during the show.
FBI policy requires that the director travel on official aircraft for security reasons, but it also mandates reimbursement for any personal trips, calculated at commercial rates.
Patel had previously faced criticism from lawmakers for allegedly overusing government jets for non-official purposes. At the time, Patel defended his travel habits, saying, “Congress made it mandatory” for him to use government planes for all travel.
Earlier this year, former FBI counterintelligence chief Frank Figliuzzi accused Patel of spending “more time in nightclubs than at the bureau’s headquarters,” claiming the director no longer receives daily briefings. Reports have also suggested that Patel has been dividing his time between Washington, D.C., and Las Vegas — creating what insiders described as “chaos” inside the FBI.
Patel also came under fire for reportedly ordering polygraph tests on agents suspected of leaking information — a move the FBI defended as necessary to safeguard internal operations.
