"Blakeny, who was shooting hoops for the Jiangsu Dragons, is not charged in the indictment, but he's named throughout and is described as charged elsewhere. He was considered one of Jiangsu's top scorers, averaging 32 points per game, but he agreed to under-perform in two games in March 2023, ensuring that his conspirators made nearly $300,000 when his team didn't make the point spread, the feds allege."
"Hennen and Fairley moved on to the NCAA after that, as part of a team of fixers who offered college hoops players $10,000 to $30,000 bribes to go along, the feds allege. They'd typically target underdogs, making sure that they wouldn't make the spread. The indictment names players at 17 NCCA teams wrapped up in the scheme, including Fordham University and SUNY Buffalo. More than 39 players tried to fix more than 29 NCAA Division I men's basketball games, the indictment alleges."
Two Instagram influencers previously charged in Brooklyn face new charges in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania alongside 17 former and current college players. Federal prosecutors allege the scheme began in September 2022 by fixing Chinese Basketball Association games and recruiting former NBA player Antonio Blakeny, who allegedly under-performed in two March 2023 games that yielded nearly $300,000 for conspirators. Afterward, nearly $200,000 in cash was allegedly stored in a Florida unit linked to Blakeny. The conspirators then targeted NCAA teams, offering players $10,000 to $30,000 to shave points across more than 29 Division I games involving over 39 players; one player, Shawn Fulcher, was arrested in New York City.
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