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Appeals court upholds guilty verdicts in NCAA bribes case

By Larry Neumeister Jun. 04, 2021 11:48 AM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — The convictions of a sports business manager and an amateur basketball coach in a conspiracy to bribe top college coaches to get them to steer...

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...

Atlanta businessman spared prison in college hoops scandal

By Larry Neumeister Oct. 17, 2019 11:56 AM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — An Atlanta businessman and former NBA referee was spared prison time Thursday after pleading guilty in a college basketball scandal that paid bribes...

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

NJ financier adviser praised at NCAA scandal sentencing

By Larry Neumeister Sep. 12, 2019 05:37 PM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — A New Jersey financial adviser was praised for his cooperation and a judge spared him from prison Thursday after he admitted his role in a college...

Adidas fixer gets year of probation in college hoops case

By Tom Hays Sep. 10, 2019 05:04 PM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — A former Adidas consultant was sentenced Tuesday to one year of probation after prosecutors credited him with helping secure convictions against an...

Former Oklahoma State assistant basketball coach Lamont Evans leaves after his sentencing in Federal Court June 7, 2019, in New York. Evans is one of four convicted in a scheme to pay coaches and families of top-tier players to choose favored managers and financial advisors. (AP Photo/Kevin Hagen)
Ex-Oklahoma State basketball coach gets 3 months in prison

By Larry Neumeister Jun. 07, 2019 02:21 PM EDT

Former University of Arizona assistant men's basketball coach Emanuel Richardson leaves Manhattan federal court in New York, after he was sentenced on a bribery conspiracy charge in the college basketball recruiting scandal that hit major schools, Thursday, June 6, 2019. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
Ex-Arizona assistant basketball coach gets 3-month sentence

By Tom Hays Jun. 06, 2019 01:05 PM EDT

Former assistant basketball coach for the University of Southern California Tony Bland, right, is embraced by his attorney Jeffrey Lichtman as they leave federal court in New York, Wednesday, June 5, 2019. Bland was the first of four ex-coaches charged with crimes to plead guilty to bribery conspiracy. He was sentenced to 100 hours of community service and two years of probation. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
Emotional ex-USC basketball coach avoids prison after plea

By Larry Neumeister Jun. 05, 2019 01:13 AM 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

Former Adidas executive, 2 others sentenced to prison for payoffs to families of top college basketball recruits.

Mar. 05, 2019 12:54 PM EST
NEW YORK (AP) — Former Adidas executive, 2 others sentenced to prison for payoffs to families of top college basketball recruits. ...

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