"Federal prosecutors have unveiled a betting ring involving NCAA and Chinese Basketball Association game fixing, charging 26 people, including current and former college basketball players. The case involves gamblers placing bets and bribing players with large cash payouts for underperforming during a game, even texting players pictures of stacks of money if they complied. U.S. Attorney David Metcalf said the investigation is ongoing and shows a "significant corruption of the integrity of sports," according to coverage in APNew.com."
"The overall conspiracy includes 39 college basketball players and 17 teams in over 29 Division I games, according to the indictment, which names former NBA player Antonio Blakeney with having a role in the scheme. In 2022, Blakeney played with the Jiangsu Dragons in the Chinese Basketball Association when the college scheme began, according to the New York Times. Players listed in the recent indictment include Kennesaw State's Simeon Cottle, Eastern Michigan's Carlos Hart, Delaware State's Camian Shell and Texas Southern's Oumar Koureissi."
Federal prosecutors unveiled a betting ring that fixed NCAA and Chinese Basketball Association games and charged 26 people, including current and former college players. Gamblers placed bets and bribed players with large cash payouts to underperform, even texting pictures of stacks of money as payment proof. U.S. Attorney David Metcalf said the investigation is ongoing and shows a "significant corruption of the integrity of sports." The indictment links 39 college players and 17 teams across more than 29 Division I games. The indictment names former NBA player Antonio Blakeney as involved; Blakeney played for the Jiangsu Dragons in 2022. Named players include Simeon Cottle, Carlos Hart, Camian Shell, and Oumar Koureissi.
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