Former WVU Basketball player Kerr Kriisa pleads guilty to fraud

Kriisa pleads guilty in multi-million dollar fraud case

CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — Former West Virginia University men’s basketball player Kerr Kriisa admitted Thursday to participating in a fraud scheme that totaled millions of dollars, as announced by U.S. Attorney Matthew L. Harvey. Kerr Kriisa, a 25-year-old Estonian national who spent the 2023-24 season with the Mountaineers, plead guilty to one count of wire fraud. According to the plea agreement, Kriisa sent a victim an email in February 2026 claimin…

Former WVU basketball player Kriisa admits to fraud

CLARKSBURG — A former college basketball player and Estonian national has admitted to carrying out a fraud scheme totaling millions of dollars, U.S. Attorney Matthew L. Harvey announced Thursday. Kerr Kriisa, 25, pleaded guilty to a single count of wire fraud. According to the plea agreement, he sent one of the victims an email in […]

Former West Virginia University basketball player admits to making fake account, demanding money from victim; other schemes allegedly worth millions

CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (WTRF) — Former West Virginia University basketball player Kerr Kriisa has pleaded guilty to wire fraud in a case involving an alleged scheme worth millions of dollars. Kriisa, a 25-year-old Estonian national, admitted using a fake identity to seek money from a victim. PREVIOUS COVERAGE OF THIS CASE: Former West Virginia University basketball [...]

Former WVU Basketball player Kerr Kriisa pleads guilty to fraud

After being indicted in July as part of a fraud scheme that prosecutors say totaled north of $2 million, former WVU Basketball player Kerr Kriisa has officially entered into a guilty plea agreement with them.