Conspiracy
FILE - Former assistant basketball coach for the University of Southern California Tony Bland, left, and his attorney Jeffrey Lichtman, leave federal court in New York, in this Wednesday, June 5, 2019, file photo. The NCAA hit Southern California’s men's basketball program with two years’ probation and a $5,000 fine as the result of a former assistant who violated NCAA ethical conduct rules when he accepted a bribe to steer players to a business management company. The Division I Committee on Infractions on Thursday, April 15, 2021, announced the penalties, which include a 1% loss of the school’s basketball budget. The probation runs until April 14, 2023. Tony Bland, the former associate head under coach Andy Enfield, wasn't mentioned by name in the NCAA report. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, FIle)
NCAA hits USC basketball with 2 years' probation, fine

By Beth Harris Apr. 15, 2021 12:33 PM EDT

FILE — This file combo of images shows, from left, amateur basketball league director Merl Code, former Adidas executive James Gatto, and business manager Christian Dawkins. A federal appeals court in New York, Friday, Jan. 15, 2020, upheld convictions Code, Gatto and Dawkins in a college basketball scandal that spoiled the careers of several coaches. (AP Photo/File)
Appeals court OKs convictions in college basketball scandal

By Larry Neumeister Jan. 15, 2021 11:29 AM EST

Ex-insurance exec gets 6 months in college admissions scam

By Collin Binkley Nov. 13, 2019 05:53 PM EST
BOSTON (AP) — A former California insurance executive was sentenced to six months in prison for paying $450,000 to get his son and daughter admitted to the...

Former amateur basketball league director Merl Code leaves federal court after sentencing, Friday, Oct. 4, 2019, in New York. Code was sentenced to three months in prison for his role in a college basketball bribery scheme that focused on NBA-bound athletes. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
Amateur basketball coach gets 3 months prison in NCAA case

By Larry Neumeister Oct. 04, 2019 12:42 PM EDT

Christian Dawkins stands outside federal court Wednesday, May 8, 2019, in New York. Dawkins and and youth basketball coach Merl Code were convicted on a conspiracy count, but acquitted of some other charges. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
2 convicted in college basketball corruption trial

By Larry Neumeister May. 08, 2019 03:12 PM EDT

Atlanta clothier pleads guilty in basketball corruption case

By Larry Neumeister May. 07, 2019 05:32 PM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — An Atlanta clothier and former NBA referee pleaded guilty in a college basketball scandal Tuesday, admitting to teaming up with ex-Auburn basketball...

FILE -- In this Oct. 10, 2017 file photo, former Auburn University assistant men's basketball coach, Chuck Person, leaves Manhattan federal court in New York, after an initial appearance before a magistrate judge. Person is scheduled to plead guilty on Tuesday, March 19, 2019 to a conspiracy charge in a scandal that involved bribes paid to families of NBA-bound young athletes to steer them to top schools and favored money managers and agents. (AP Photo/Larry Neumeister, File)
Ex-Auburn assistant basketball coach pleads guilty

By Larry Neumeister Mar. 19, 2019 12:09 PM EDT

FILE - In this Oct. 10, 2017, file photo, Chuck Person leaves Manhattan federal court in New York. The former Auburn assistant basketball coach is scheduled to plead guilty on Tuesday, March 19, 2019, to a conspiracy charge in a scandal that involved bribes paid to families of NBA-bound young athletes to steer them to top schools and favored money managers and agents. (AP Photo/Larry Neumeister, File)
Ex-Auburn assistant coach Chuck Person to plead guilty

By Larry Neumeister Mar. 15, 2019 05:46 PM EDT

FILE - At left, in an Oct. 1, 2018, file photo, Christian Dawkins arrives at federal court in New York. At center, in an Oct. 24, 2018, file photo, former amateur basketball league director Merl Code leaves federal court in New York. At right, in an Oct. 18, 2018, file photo, former Adidas executive James Gatto arrives at federal court in New York. Federal prosecutors have recommended multiyear prison sentences for three men convicted of fraud for channeling secret payments to the families of top-tier basketball recruits to influence where the players went to school. Former Adidas executive James Gatto, business manager Christian Dawkins and amateur league director Merl Code were convicted of conspiracy to commit wire fraud in October for funneling recruits to Louisville, Kansas and North Carolina State. On Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019, prosecutors in the Southern District of New York recommended a sentence of 46 to 57 months for Gatto and 30 to 37 months in prison for Code and Dawkins. They are scheduled to be sentenced next week. (AP Photo/File)
Feds seek multiyear sentences in college basketball case

Feb. 28, 2019 12:43 PM EST

The Latest: Ex-Oklahoma State coach pleads guilty to bribery

Jan. 30, 2019 05:29 PM EST
NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on a guilty plea by former Oklahoma State assistant basketball coach Lamont Evans (all times local): 5:30 p.m. ...