One of the so-called fixers in a sprawling betting scheme to cash in on big bets on rigged NCAA basketball games pleaded guilty Monday, according to the federal prosecutors' office in Philadelphia.
One of the alleged fixers in a wide-ranging betting scheme tied to rigged NCAA basketball games has pleaded guilty. Jalen Smith entered the plea Monday in federal court in Philadelphia, admitting to wire fraud and bribery charges tied to a scheme prosecutors say generated millions of dollars through manipulated college basketball games. Smith is the […] The post Man pleads guilty in massive NCAA basketball betting and point-shaving scheme appeared first on Hoops Wire .
One of the so-called fixers in a sprawling betting scheme to cash in on big bets on rigged NCAA basketball games pleaded guilty Monday, according to the federal prosecutors' office in Philadelphia. Jalen Smith, appearing in federal court in Philadelphia, pleaded guilty to wire fraud and bribery charges. Smith, of Charlotte, North Carolina, trained and developed local basketball players for professional scouting combines and used those connections with players when he became part of the scheme...
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