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Federal prosecutors in Philadelphia have charged 20 people, including 15 former college basketball playersthey said it was a fix plan National Collegiate Athletic Association and Chinese Basketball Association games.
Prosecutors said in court documents that 15 of the defendants played basketball for NCAA Division 1 schools in the 2024-25 season and that others were “manipulators.” federal indictment Submitted Thursday.
The intermediaries include two people who work in the training and development of basketball players, another is a coach and former coach, and another is a former NCAA player. Two were described as high-risk sports gamblers, social media influencers and people with sports disabilities.
In the 70-page indictment, authorities allege that fixers recruited college basketball players in “bribes” of $10,000 to $30,000 per game, rigged games by “shaving points,” or intentionally manipulated game scores to help certain bettors win bets.
The plan started with Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) games in September 2022, and then the manipulators turned their attention to NCAA men’s basketball games. The fixers recruited NCAA players for the 2023-24 and 2024-25 seasons and accepted bribes in exchange for help influencing game outcomes.
“The defendants placed these bets on games that they rigged, defrauding sportsbooks as well as individual sports bettors, who were unaware that defendants corruptly rigged the outcomes of these games that should have been fairly decided based on true competition and the best efforts of the players,” prosecutors wrote in the indictment.
The 20 people named face bribery and wire fraud charges.
The 20 people charged are:
- Jaylen Smith
- Mavis Fairley
- Shane Hunnam
- Roderick Winkler
- Alberto Laureano
- Alando Arnold
- Simon Cottle
- Kevin Cross
- Bradley Ezevero
- Sean Fulcher
- Carlos Hart
- Markis Hastings
- Cedequavius ​​Hunter
- Omar Qureshi
- Dashawn Nelson
- Demond Robinson
- Camian shell
- Dyquavion short
- Arion Simmons
- Jaylen Terry
Two players named in the indictment, Cedquavious Hunter and Dyquavian Short, were sanctioned by the NCAA in November for fixing a New Orleans game. At least two defendants, Shane Hennen and Marves Fairly, are also charged in a federal indictment in the Eastern District of New York related to the NBA gambling scheme. According to ESPN.
Thursday’s indictment follows a series of NCAA investigations that resulted in at least 10 players being banned for life for betting. 34 people were charged last year The federal government has launched a sweeping crackdown on professional basketball gambling.
