Ex-NBA player Jontay pleads guilty in case tied to gambling scandal that tanked his career
- Jontay Porter, a former NBA player, faces a federal criminal case related to a gambling scandal that led to his ban from the league.
- Porter left games to benefit gamblers and placed bets on NBA games he was not involved in.
- Ultimately, Porter was banned for life for conspiring with four men to bet on specific stat lines in games where he forced his way out early.
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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 …
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.
Former NBA Player Faces Prison Time After Pleading Guilty To Fraud
(Photo by Jamie Schwaberow/Getty Images) The NBA made an example out of former player Jontay Porter during the NBA season, when he received a lifetime ban for violating the league’s gambling policies. Now, it has turned even rougher for Porter. According to Bleacher Report, he has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and could face more than four years in prison. Jontay Porter has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud…
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.
Jontay Porter helped four bettors win large sums of money by behaving in a certain way on the court.
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