5 months, 3 weeks ago

Man pleads guilty in betting scheme that ensnared ex-NBA player Jontay Porter

NEW YORK — A gambler pleaded guilty Wednesday in a sports betting scandal that got NBA player Jontay Porter kicked out of the league earlier this year. Long Phi Pham, also known as Bruce Pham, pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit wire fraud, admitting that he schemed to con sports betting companies, according to prosecutors and a court document. Pham and three other men were charged in June with plotting to cash in on from a player’s secret plans to claim illness to pull out of two games early. The complaint didn’t name the player, but details made clear it was Porter, whom the NBA banned for life in April after conducting its own investigation.

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4 months, 4 weeks ago

Multiple Individuals Plead Guilty in Scheme Involving Former NBA Player Jontay Porter

Associated Press

Multiple individuals involved in a sports betting scheme involving ex-NBA player Jontay Porter have admitted their roles. Porter withdrew from games early on multiple occasions, leading to tipped-off gamblers placing wagers that he would score fewer points than expected. Three people have now pleaded guilty to wire fraud conspiracy, with Porter facing potential sentencing of 20 years in prison.

9 months, 3 weeks ago

NBA: Two more charged in gambling scheme that ended Jontay Porter’s career

The Hindu

Two additional defendants have been criminally charged in New York over a gambling scheme that led the National Basketball Association to ban former Toronto Raptors forward Jontay Porter for life. According to court papers released on Thursday, Mahmud Mollah and Timothy McCormack conspired with previously charged Long Phi Pham to bet that Porter would fall short of specified performance targets …

9 months, 3 weeks ago

Lawyer in NBA betting case won’t say whether his client knows now-banned player Jontay Porter

Associated Press

NEW YORK — A defense lawyer declined to comment Wednesday on the case against a New York man charged in a sports betting scandal that cost former NBA player Jontay Porter his career. The attorney, Michael Soshnick, also wouldn’t say whether his client, Long Phi Pham, knows the former Toronto Raptors forward who was banned from the NBA in April. …

9 months, 3 weeks ago

NY man charged in sports betting scandal that led to Jontay Porter's ban from NBA

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A New York man was …

9 months, 3 weeks ago

The NBA betting scandal that ended Jontay Porter’s career yields a criminal case against an NYC man

Associated Press

NEW YORK — A New York man was charged Tuesday in a sports betting scandal that spurred the NBA to ban Jontay Porter for life, with the charges marking the first known criminal fallout from the matter. Porter is not named in the court complaint, but its specifics about “Player 1” match the details of the former Toronto Raptors player’s …

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