Ex-NBA player Jontay pleads guilty in case tied to gambling scandal that tanked his career

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Ex-NBA Player Jontay Porter Pleads Guilty in Case Tied to Gambling Scandal That Tanked His Career

NEW YORK—Former NBA player Jontay Porter admitted Wednesday that he schemed to take himself out of games for gambling’s sake, pleading guilty to a federal conspiracy crime in the scandal that already got him banned from the league. “I know what I did was wrong, unlawful, and I am deeply sorry,” the former Toronto Raptors center said as he pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Echoing findings in an NBA investigation and allegations …

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Banned ex-NBA player Porter pleads guilty in betting scandal

Former basketball player Jontay Porter pleaded guilty to a betting conspiracy that already saw him given a life ban from the NBA, costing him his position on the Toronto Raptors, New York prosecutors said.

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Former player Jontay Porter, banned from the NBA for allowing matches to be rigged in order to influence sports betting, pleaded guilty on Wednesday in New York and now faces a long prison sentence.

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Jontay Porter helped four bettors win large sums of money by behaving in a certain way on the court.

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Banned NBA Player Jontay Porter Pleads Guilty to Charge Related to Betting Scandal

Former NBA player Jontay Porter, who was banned from the league for life after he gambled on games he participated in as a member of the Toronto Raptors, has pleaded guilty to a charge of wire fraud conspiracy in connection to the scandal. Porter, who was charged along with four co-conspirators earlier this month by prosecutors in Brooklyn, entered the guilty plea at a court hearing Wednesday.  The disgraced player, the brother of Denver Nu…

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Jontay Porter pleads guilty in gambling scheme that got him banned for life from NBA

Jontay Porter, who was given a lifetime ban from the NBA due to gambling, has pleaded guilty for his role in the scheme that led to his punishment.Porter pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud, and faces over four years in jail.In court Wednesday, Porter said he agreed to withdraw early from games to get out from under large gambling debts so he and co-conspirators could win bets on his performance. "I know what I did was wrong, unlaw…