Scott Credit Union, the official credit union of the NFL's St. Louis Rams, has been hitwith a civil lawsuit from a two-time NFL Super Bowl Champion foralleged consumer fraud involving millions of dollars.

Dave Butz (pictured below), a retired All-Pro defensive tackle for the Washington Redskins, whoplayed in three Super Bowls in the 1980s, filed a 136-pagecivil lawsuit in Illinois' St. Clair County Circuit Court on April22 against the $1 billion Scott Credit Union in Edwardsville, Ill.Along with Butz of Swansea, Ill., Eugene Schill of St. Louis, Mo.was also named as a plaintiff in the lawsuit.

The lawsuit listed 14 counts of consumer fraud and 28 counts ofnegligence and names as defendants Scott Credit Union President/CEO Frank Padak, all of its boardmembers, as well as the cooperative's chief executives and vicepresidents.

“Due to privacy regulations, we are unable to comment based onthe sensitivity of member information involved in this lawsuit,”Adam J. Koishor, chief marketing officer for Scott Credit Union,said in a prepared statement. “We also cannot comment on anyongoing litigation in which the credit union is involved.”

Scott Credit Union allegedly opened unsecured lines of credit inButz's name without his authorization and signature, according tothe lawsuit. The cooperative was also accused of allegedlyfalsifying documents relating to a fictitious bank CD tofraudulently extend credit in Butz's name.

What's more, the credit union was accused of using Butz's nameand credit to extend commercial lines of credit to multiplefictitious or “seemingly random” limited liability corporationsthat the ex-NFL standout has no relationship with, according to thelawsuit.

Schill also claimed that Scott Credit Union allegedly openedunsecured lines of credit without his knowledge orauthorization.

However, according to the lawsuit, Schill also accused theIllinois cooperative of taking money out of his checking accountwithout his authorization. Once Schill brought this to theattention of the credit union, it issued him a Scott Credit Unioncheck that “promptly was returned for insufficient funds.”

Butz and Schill claimed in their lawsuit that because of“deceptive representations” allegedly made by Scott Credit Union,they are now on the hook for millions of dollars in fraudulentlines of credit that were handed over by the credit union to debtcollectors.

Additionally, Butz and Schill claimed their professionalreputations have been damaged and are unable to borrow or enterinto new business ventures.

Accordingto his website, Butz works as a business consultant andprofessional motivational speaker. He also was previouslyassociated with Magna Bank in Memphis, Tenn. After training in thebank's executive program, he worked in correspondent banking wherehe helped build substantial, interest-free deposits, according tothe web site.

Grey Chatham Jr., an attorney in Belleville who is representingButz and Schill, declined to comment.Schill's occupation could notbe determined.