Additional charges in the betting scandal led to the NBA permanently excluding Jontay Porter of the Raptors.
In the sports betting incident that led to the NBA permanently banning former Toronto Raptors player Jontay Porter, two more persons have been indicted.
NEW YORK (AP) — In connection with the sports betting controversy that led to the NBA permanently banning former Toronto Raptors player Jontay Porter, two more men were accused on Thursday.
Mahmud Mollah and Timothy McCormack have now been named as defendants in a federal wire fraud case concerning bets purportedly made on the basis of indications from a player about his intentions to leave two games early. The other two individuals are Long Phi Pham and another whose identity is still hidden in a court complaint.
Although Porter’s name hasn’t been made public by the prosecution in this case, game schedules and other information about the “Player 1” that was stated in court records correspond to Porter and his NBA ban from April. Federal prosecutors in Brooklyn have not responded to inquiries about whether the former forward
NEW YORK (AP) — In connection with the sports betting controversy that led to the NBA permanently banning former Toronto Raptors player Jontay Porter, two more men were accused on Thursday.
Porter’s most recent contact details were not immediately available. Letters were sent to an agent who has handled his case, requesting comments.
In April, an NBA investigation discovered that he had misled gamblers about his health, then used that information to withdraw from at least one game and win some bets. According to the NBA, Porter also wagered on non-playing NBA games, once even wagering against his own team.
The prosecution claims that McCormack, Mollah, Pham, and the fourth defendant—who is still unidentified—participated in a plot to persuade “Player 1” to withdraw from the game so that they might profit from wagers placed against his performance.
And win they did, according to the complaint, with Mollah’s wagers on a game on March 20th bringing in over $1 million.
According to the lawsuit, McCormack also cleared more than $69,000 in wagers on that game and another one on January 26.
According to his lawyer, Jeffrey Chartier, “no case is a slam-dunk,” as of Thursday. When asked if his client knew Porter, he remained silent.
Mollah and Pham’s attorneys have refrained from responding to the accusations.