The complaint refers to the player as “Player 1,” though after a review of court documents, CNN has determined the player is former Toronto Raptors big man Jontay Porter, who two months ago was banned for life from the NBA.
As alleged, the defendant and his co-conspirators, as well as an NBA player, participated in a brazen, illegal betting scheme that had a corrupting influence on two games and numerous bets,” US Attorney Breon Peace said.
Porter was banned by the NBA in mid-April, with the league saying an investigation found Porter had violated betting rules.
NBA said it investigated unusual betting patterns around PorterThe NBA announced in March it had opened an investigation into anomalies involving bets pertaining to Porter after unusual betting patterns around the player emerged.
Porter had “violated league rules by disclosing confidential information to sports bettors, limiting his own participation in one or more games for betting purposes, and betting on NBA games,” NBA officials said.
Persons:
Long Phi Pham, Pham, Jontay Porter, Pham –, Australia –, Michael Soshnick, Porter, Breon Peace, “, rico ”, Adam Silver, ” Silver
Organizations:
CNN, NBA, Toronto Raptors, of, rico, FBI
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Brooklyn, New York, Australia, Eastern, of New York