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USA v. Gatto et al
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April 16, 2021
NY Fed. Judge Won't Release Hoops Trial Docs For Civil Suit
A New York federal judge will not allow an aspiring marketing manager convicted in the college basketball corruption probe to disclose emails with the father of a former University of Louisville recruit that he says show that the father was part of the scandal for use in a related civil case by the recruit.
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September 03, 2019
NCAA, Yahoo Denied Access To Hoops Corruption Evidence
A New York federal judge rejected bids by the NCAA and the parent company of Yahoo Sports to access proposed evidence from last year's college basketball corruption trial that has the potential to break open NCAA infractions cases against a slew of other schools and parties.
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May 15, 2019
College Hoops Probe May Fall Short On Thwarting Corruption
New York federal prosecutors wrapped up their college basketball corruption probe with more bribery convictions last week, but the investigation's failure to expand beyond its initial scope tempers the potential impact it will have on alleged corruption throughout college sports.
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April 08, 2019
Feds, Adidas Boss Reach Restitution Deal In Bribery Case
Federal prosecutors and former Adidas AG marketing executive James Gatto reached a deal ending a dispute over restitution and attorney fees to the University of Kansas and North Carolina State University, according to a letter to a New York federal judge.
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March 05, 2019
Jail For 3 Men A 'Warning Light' For NCAA Hoops, Judge Says
A Manhattan federal judge hit two former Adidas basketball marketers and an aspiring sports agent with short prison sentences Tuesday for defrauding NCAA schools, including the University of Louisville, by paying athletes on the sly, saying incarceration should serve as "a great big warning light to the basketball world."
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February 27, 2019
Prosecutors Want Jail Time For Adidas Bribery Conspirators
Prosecutors have urged a New York federal court to send three men convicted in a scheme to bribe student basketball players to attend Adidas-sponsored schools to prison, arguing that the harm they've done to the schools and the athletes warrants a strict punishment.
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February 13, 2019
Hoops Fraudsters Say No Harm Intended, Urge No Jail Time
Three men convicted in the first trial in federal prosecutors' college basketball corruption investigation say they should not receive prison time, telling a Manhattan federal judge Tuesday they never meant to cause financial harm to the schools they paid recruits to attend.
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January 18, 2019
Judge Rips Defense Theory In College Hoops Corruption Trial
The New York federal judge who presided over last year's college basketball corruption trial has criticized the defense team's focus on the fairness of NCAA rules that prevent college players from being paid, saying in a new opinion Thursday that the "amateurism and recruitment rules were not on trial" and expert testimony on the issue could have led the jury to rule on "perceived economic unfairness."
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December 13, 2018
The Biggest Sports Cases Of 2018
With the U.S. Supreme Court opening the door to sports betting and criminal convictions stemming from a wide-ranging corruption probe into the dark underworld of college basketball, this year has seen some of the most significant sports law cases in years. Here, Law360 takes a look back at those cases and others that made 2018 such a big year for sports law.
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October 24, 2018
3 Convicted Of Defrauding NCAA Schools By Paying Athletes
A federal jury on Wednesday convicted two former Adidas basketball marketers and an aspiring sports agent of defrauding NCAA schools, including the University of Louisville, by paying athletes on the sly, handing the Manhattan U.S. attorney a win with two more college basketball-related criminal trials on deck.