US EditionGambler Sentenced to 2 Years in Prison for NBA Betting Scandal
McCormack received a two-year sentence and one year supervised release for defrauding betting platforms using NBA player information, a scheme that compromised sports integrity, prosecutors said.
- On Jan 21, 2026, Judge LaShann DeArcy Hall sentenced Timothy McCormack to two years in prison, making him the first defendant punished in the NBA-related betting conspiracy and requiring him to report April 20.
- By using nonpublic player data, prosecutors allege Timothy McCormack placed highly profitable wagers tied to NBA players Terry Rozier and Jontay Porter’s in-game performance.
- Judge LaShann DeArcy Hall noted `He has an addiction`, while McCormack acknowledged he had "struggled with a gambling addiction for more than half my life" and Porter pleaded guilty in 2024 to scheming to remove himself from games.
- The sentence was shorter than the four-year term federal prosecutors sought, with Judge LaShann DeArcy Hall ordering one year of supervised release barring gambling but omitting a casino-travel prohibition; prosecutors said McCormack undermined sports integrity.
- An NBA memo in October urged protections as sports betting grows, with Rozier on unpaid leave, free on $3,000,000 bond until March, and league discipline ongoing.
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Gambler sentenced to 2 years in prison for NBA betting scandal
Gambler Timothy McCormack became the first person sentenced in the wide-ranging NBA gambling scheme that involves players Jontay Porter and Terry Rozier on Wednesday in New York.
Gambler Gets 2 Years in Prison for Role in NBA Betting Fraud Scheme
BROOKLYN (VINnews) — A federal judge sentenced a self-described gambling addict to two years in prison Wednesday for his part in a conspiracy that used non-public information from NBA players to defraud sports betting platforms through profitable wagers on player performances. Timothy McCormack, the first defendant sentenced in the sweeping case, blamed his actions on […]
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The SaratogianGambler who schemed to fix NBA games with Jontay Porter gets 2 years
A gambling addict who took part in a sweeping plot to bet on fixed NBA games got a two-year prison sentence Wednesday, with the Brooklyn Federal Court judge in his case saying that the scheme undermined the integrity of professional sports. Timothy McCormack, 38, became the first defendant sentenced in the sports-betting scandal — a year after he pleaded guilty to conspiring with a group of gamblers who placed wagers knowing since-disgraced Toro…
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