""I've struggled with a gambling addiction for more than half my life," McCormack said at his sentencing."
""He has an addiction," DeArcy Hall said. "I don't believe the conduct Mr. McCormack engaged in defines him.""
""There is no question this is a serious crime," DeArcy Hall said. "Sports matters to me as an individual, as it should to society.""
""Without people like the defendant, these schemes can't work," Berman told the judge."
Timothy McCormack received a two-year prison sentence for defrauding sports betting platforms by using non-public information to place profitable wagers tied to NBA player performances. McCormack acknowledged a lifelong gambling addiction during sentencing. Judge LaShann DeArcy Hall imposed a sentence below the four-year term sought by prosecutors and stated that the conduct does not define McCormack while affirming the seriousness of the crime and its impact on sports integrity. Prosecutors described the scheme as a "cold, hard fraud" and said McCormack, though less culpable than some co-conspirators, enabled the operation. Terry Rozier faces charges and remains free on bond; Jontay Porter pleaded guilty and awaits sentencing.
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