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NY man charged in Jontay Porter sports betting scandal
Posted on: June 4, 2024 at 22:48:54 CT
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NY man charged in sports betting scandal that led to former Mizzou star Jontay Porter's ban from NBA
By JENNIFER PELTZ 5 hrs ago
NEW YORK — A New York man was charged Tuesday in a sports betting scandal that spurred the NBA to ban former Mizzou and Tolton standout Jontay Porter for life, with the charges marking the first known criminal fallout from the matter.
Porter isn’t named in the court complaint, but its specifics about “Player 1” match the details of the former Toronto Raptors player’s downfall this spring. It’s unclear whether Porter himself is under investigation in the criminal case — Brooklyn federal prosecutors declined to comment on whether he is.
The court complaint against Long Phi Pham says the player communicated directly with defendant Pham and other conspirators.
According to the complaint, the player told Pham and others, via encrypted messages, that he planned to take himself out of Jan. 26 and March 20 games early, claiming injury or illness. Porter played 4 minutes, 24 seconds against the Los Angeles Clippers in the first of those games then 2 minutes, 43 seconds against the Sacramento Kings in the second, both times falling short of lines based on his expected performance.
Pham and other conspirators — whose names are redacted in the court complaint — used that advance knowledge to place bets on Porter underperforming, prosecutors allege. The bets paid off to the tune of more than $1 million for the group, according to prosecutors.
A message seeking comment was left for Pham’s lawyer. Pham, 38, of Brooklyn, was being detained after an initial court appearance Tuesday. Accused of conspiring to defraud a sports betting company, he’s due back in court Wednesday for a bail hearing.
Brooklyn U.S. Attorney Breon Peace said the alleged conspirators “participated in a brazen, illegal betting scheme that had a corrupting influence on two games and numerous bets.”
“Whether on the court or in the casino, every point matters,” Peace said in a statement.
The NBA banned Porter in April, after a league probe found he disclosed confidential information about his health to a sports bettor and that Porter himself wagered on games using someone else’s account — even betting on the Raptors to lose.
“There is nothing more important than protecting the integrity of NBA competition for our fans, our teams and everyone associated with our sport, which is why Jontay Porter’s blatant violations of our gambling rules are being met with the most severe punishment,” league Commissioner Adam Silver said at the time in a press release.
https://www.columbiamissourian.com/sports/pro_sports/ny-man-charged-in-sports-betting-scandal-that-led-to-jontay-porters-ban-from-nba/article_9bb996e6-5652-5013-b9d2-1dcd3f5417d2.html
By JENNIFER PELTZ 5 hrs ago
NEW YORK — A New York man was charged Tuesday in a sports betting scandal that spurred the NBA to ban former Mizzou and Tolton standout Jontay Porter for life, with the charges marking the first known criminal fallout from the matter.
Porter isn’t named in the court complaint, but its specifics about “Player 1” match the details of the former Toronto Raptors player’s downfall this spring. It’s unclear whether Porter himself is under investigation in the criminal case — Brooklyn federal prosecutors declined to comment on whether he is.
The court complaint against Long Phi Pham says the player communicated directly with defendant Pham and other conspirators.
According to the complaint, the player told Pham and others, via encrypted messages, that he planned to take himself out of Jan. 26 and March 20 games early, claiming injury or illness. Porter played 4 minutes, 24 seconds against the Los Angeles Clippers in the first of those games then 2 minutes, 43 seconds against the Sacramento Kings in the second, both times falling short of lines based on his expected performance.
Pham and other conspirators — whose names are redacted in the court complaint — used that advance knowledge to place bets on Porter underperforming, prosecutors allege. The bets paid off to the tune of more than $1 million for the group, according to prosecutors.
A message seeking comment was left for Pham’s lawyer. Pham, 38, of Brooklyn, was being detained after an initial court appearance Tuesday. Accused of conspiring to defraud a sports betting company, he’s due back in court Wednesday for a bail hearing.
Brooklyn U.S. Attorney Breon Peace said the alleged conspirators “participated in a brazen, illegal betting scheme that had a corrupting influence on two games and numerous bets.”
“Whether on the court or in the casino, every point matters,” Peace said in a statement.
The NBA banned Porter in April, after a league probe found he disclosed confidential information about his health to a sports bettor and that Porter himself wagered on games using someone else’s account — even betting on the Raptors to lose.
“There is nothing more important than protecting the integrity of NBA competition for our fans, our teams and everyone associated with our sport, which is why Jontay Porter’s blatant violations of our gambling rules are being met with the most severe punishment,” league Commissioner Adam Silver said at the time in a press release.
https://www.columbiamissourian.com/sports/pro_sports/ny-man-charged-in-sports-betting-scandal-that-led-to-jontay-porters-ban-from-nba/article_9bb996e6-5652-5013-b9d2-1dcd3f5417d2.html
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