Hopefully, this scheme didn’t cause your favorite teams to lose.
The Department of Justice has charged 26 people in a college basketball point-shaving scheme that involved nearly 40 players.
In the indictment, the DOJ further alleged that the men involved in the point-shaving scheme also influenced Chinese Basketball Association games.
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CBS News reported more on the point-shaving scheme:
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Federal prosecutors charged 26 people in an alleged point-shaving scheme involving dozens of college basketball players, authorities announced Thursday.
U.S. Attorney David Metcalf said the scheme involved 39 players and 17 different NCAA Division I men’s basketball teams, and alleged the conspiracy either fixed or attempted to fix 29 games.
“This was a massive scheme,” Metcalf told reporters during a news conference in Philadelphia. “It
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