Four NCAA basketball coaches charged with fraud and corruption by FBI
The Head of Sports Marketing at Adidas has been arrested for allegedly arranging to pay high school players
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According to ESPN's Sports Business Reporter, Darren Rovell, four NCAA basketball coaches are being charged with fraud and corruption in connection with a kickback scandal involving a "major international sportswear company."
BREAKING: Government charging 10 people (4 college coaches & reps of "major international sportswear company") with fraud & corruption.
— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) September 26, 2017
According to NBC's News Investigation Reporter, Tom Winter, the four coaches in the scandal are Lamont Evans of Oklahoma State, Auburn's Chuck Person, Emanuel Richardson of Arizona, and Tony Bland of USC.
BREAKING: Lamont Evans of Oklahoma State and Chuck Person of Auburn University are two of the coaches charged in corruption scheme.
— Tom Winter (@Tom_Winter) September 26, 2017
BREAKING MORE: Emanuel Richardson of Arizona is also a coach who has been charged in the corruption scheme according to court docs.
— Tom Winter (@Tom_Winter) September 26, 2017
MORE: The fourth coach charged in the scheme announced by the U.S. Attorney's office is Tony Bland of USC
— Tom Winter (@Tom_Winter) September 26, 2017
Another person reportedly named in the scandal is Jim Gatto, Head of Sports Marketing for Adidas.
Names in alleged corruption scandal: Auburn's Chuck Person, Oklahoma State's Lamont Evans & Jim Gatto, head of sports marketing at adidas.
— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) September 26, 2017
The full details of the scandal haven't been released, but Rovelll says Gatto and "others" would pay high school recruits to go to Adidas schools, and would then sign them to Adidas once they left school.
Feds: adidas head of sports marketing Jim Gatto, with others, paid high school players to go to adidas schools, then sign with adidas later.
— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) September 26, 2017
In a statement to Rovell, Adidas claims to know nothing about Gatto's alleged actions.
Adidas says they were unaware of their global head of sports marketing, Jim Gatto, allegedly arranging to pay high school players. pic.twitter.com/X9kIGsHzAg
— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) September 26, 2017
Most of the details of this case are still unclear, but the FBI has scheduled a press conference for 12pm Eastern time.
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