Overview
- An unsealed 70‑page indictment in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania charges 20 defendants with bribery in sporting contests, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, and aiding and abetting.
- Prosecutors allege more than 39 players across over 17 Division I men’s teams fixed or attempted to fix upwards of 29 games during the 2023–24 and 2024–25 seasons.
- The scheme allegedly began in the Chinese Basketball Association in 2022 before shifting to U.S. college games, with bribes typically ranging from $10,000 to $30,000 per game.
- Court filings describe tactics including FaceTime calls, burner phones, proxy bettors and large wagers placed at multiple sportsbooks, including Rivers Casino in Philadelphia, totaling millions of dollars.
- Two alleged fixers, Shane Hennen and Marves Fairley, are also tied to a prior NBA gambling probe, former NBA/CBA player Antonio Blakeney is named as “charged elsewhere” with reporting citing a $200,000 payment, and the NCAA says most implicated teams were already under integrity investigations.