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The step-by-step process of how the words 'corruption' and 'fraud' came to college basketball
ESPN ^ | September 29, 2017 | Mark Schlabach

Posted on 09/29/2017 1:26:48 PM PDT by C19fan

The FBI announced Tuesday that 10 people, including four college basketball assistant coaches, were arrested as part of a two-year investigation into bribes and other corruption in the sport.

Assistant coaches from Arizona, Auburn, Louisville, Miami, Oklahoma State and USC were implicated in the investigation, and on Wednesday, Louisville announced that athletic director Tom Jurich and longtime basketball coach Rick Pitino have been placed on administrative leave.

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TOPICS: Society; Sports
KEYWORDS: basketball; ncaa
Long form article about the details as know involving a wanna be financial adviser bribing assistant coaches to steer potential clients to him and the related part about Adidas bribing players and their families to commit to schools backed by Adidas. More news came out the FBI has raided the offices of Nike's AAU programs and other sports agents.
1 posted on 09/29/2017 1:26:48 PM PDT by C19fan
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The sad part is Chuck Person, The Rifleman, appeared to have squandered the $23 MM he earned in the NBA. The whole thing started with Person being connected to the corrupt financial adviser asking for money.


2 posted on 09/29/2017 1:28:50 PM PDT by C19fan
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It became hugely popular.
Lots of money started piling up around it.
And now 50 years later the FBI finally noticed.


3 posted on 09/29/2017 1:30:56 PM PDT by discostu (Things are in their place, The heavens are secure, The whole thing explodes in my face)
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I wonder if it ends here - or are there more arrests/indictments coming?


4 posted on 09/29/2017 2:55:03 PM PDT by MplsSteve
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