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USA v. Connors Person et al
Case Number:
1:17-cr-00683
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October 17, 2019
Tailor In 'Beautiful Suit' Dodges Prison In NCAA Bribe Scheme
A Manhattan federal judge on Thursday declined to sentence a clothier to prison time for his role in facilitating bribes and pocketing tens of thousands of dollars in connection with a sprawling NCAA basketball corruption investigation, even noting she admired his style.
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July 17, 2019
Ex-NBA Star Dodges Prison For College Ball Bribes
A New York federal judge on Wednesday declined to sentence former NBA star Chuck Connors Person to prison for accepting bribes while coaching at Auburn University, lauding his long track record of charitable works and rejecting prosecutors' claim that he was motivated by "insatiable greed."
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July 12, 2019
Ex-NBA Star Should Do Time For Taking Bribes, Gov't Says
Federal prosecutors took a dim view Friday of Chuck Connors Person's request for leniency in a Manhattan bribery case, rejecting the former NBA rookie of the year's assertion that he was in dire financial straits and pointing out that he was on the take while earning $250,000 a year coaching at Auburn University.
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July 03, 2019
Ex-NBA Star Burned By Lack Of Financial Savvy, Judge Told
Former NBA Rookie of the Year Chuck Connors Person asked a Manhattan federal judge for leniency Tuesday, saying a lack of financial education led him to incur so much debt that he became desperate enough to accept bribes while coaching at Auburn University.
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May 07, 2019
Would-Be Clothier To NBA Stars Admits To Bribery Scheme
An Atlanta clothier who wanted to make bespoke suits for NBA players told a Manhattan federal judge Tuesday that he arranged for financial adviser Marty Blazer to bribe former Auburn University assistant coach Chuck Connors Person in exchange for access to Auburn players.
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March 19, 2019
Former NBA Standout Admits Taking Bribes As College Coach
Former NBA Rookie of the Year Chuck Connors Person told a Manhattan federal judge Tuesday that he took bribes from former financial adviser Marty Blazer to steer Auburn University players he coached toward Blazer for financial services.
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March 15, 2019
Ex-Auburn Hoops Coach To Plead Guilty In NCAA Bribe Case
A former Auburn University coach accused in a college basketball corruption scheme will plead guilty next week, following convictions and guilty pleas in recent months against others facing related charges, according to a Friday filing in New York federal court.
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January 04, 2019
Ex-Auburn Coach Loses Escape Bid In NCAA Bribery Case
The former Auburn University coach accused in a college basketball corruption scheme can't dodge the criminal charges against him just yet, a New York federal court said Thursday as it rejected his argument that the government's case rests on tortured legal theories that would criminalize even minor violations of NCAA rules.
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July 30, 2018
Auburn Coach Blasts Feds' Theory In NCAA Bribery Scheme
A former Auburn University coach ensnared in a college basketball corruption scheme has asked to have the government's newly amended indictment against him tossed, once again calling its "unworkable legal theories" a misguided attempt to use criminal statutes to enforce the NCAA's amateurism rules.
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July 26, 2018
NY Court OKs Ex-Auburn Coach's Bid To Move To Georgia
A former Auburn University basketball coach accused in a fraud and bribery scheme to steer promising basketball players to top-tier college programs was allowed by a New York federal court Thursday to modify his pretrial release terms so he can travel to Georgia, where he and his fiancee recently purchased a house.