WDG 109 Posted September 28, 2017 Share Posted September 28, 2017 Could this be overreach? The government accuses the coaches of depriving the universities of their honest services as university employees by soliciting and receiving bribes. Will be interesting. How could a player that spent 12 years in NBA need money? War Eagle https://www.wsj.com/articles/probe-into-ncaa-basketball-relies-on-unusual-legal-theories-1506553296 NCAA Basketball Relies on Unusual Legal Theories - WSJ.pdf do not know if this will work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sani-Freeze 552 Posted September 28, 2017 Share Posted September 28, 2017 Is this a haiku? ________ Could this be overreach? The government accuses the coaches of depriving the universities of their honest services as university employees by soliciting and receiving bribes. Will be interesting. How could a player that spent 12 years in NBA need money? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickeyspano 40 Posted September 28, 2017 Share Posted September 28, 2017 I don't know much about the law here but it seems to me that this is a case of entrapment where the FBI initiated a criminal enterprise and then enticed participants with large amounts of money and some were too weak to reject it. That doesn't make the coaches innocent but it feels like the FBI is the more guilty party here. Unfortunately the victims here are the teenagers who trusted their coaches and will probably end up losing their college careers and education as a consequence. Of course the other victim is our school that is being dragged through the mud and will probably have our basketball program destroyed. I know there is a lot more to this story that we have not heard yet but this is how it feels right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LKEEL75 2,566 Posted September 28, 2017 Share Posted September 28, 2017 No this is not over reach and it is not entrapment. This all boils down to securities fraud (and many other charges) against a financial adviser. That adviser then rolled over on anyone and everyone he could to get time and fines taken away. Paying anyone to receive their business as a financial adviser is illegal and when caught can be very expensive. As for Chuck needing money, well statistics show that most (somewhere like 70%) of the professional sports players are broke within a few years after retirement. It is not far fetched that Chuck may not be broke by average joe terms but in his mind he was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gravejd 3,270 Posted September 28, 2017 Share Posted September 28, 2017 3 hours ago, lkeel75 said: No this is not over reach and it is not entrapment. This all boils down to securities fraud (and many other charges) against a financial adviser. That adviser then rolled over on anyone and everyone he could to get time and fines taken away. Paying anyone to receive their business as a financial adviser is illegal and when caught can be very expensive. As for Chuck needing money, well statistics show that most (somewhere like 70%) of the professional sports players are broke within a few years after retirement. It is not far fetched that Chuck may not be broke by average joe terms but in his mind he was. What i don't get about person is that he has been coaching at the NBA level and college level since about the time he retired. So its not like he was in a lot of player's position where he got done with BB and then had nothing to fall back on. I don't know what he was making in the NBA and at AU but it would have to be atleast 6 figures right? Dude most have quite the cocaine and stripper habit to support Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LKEEL75 2,566 Posted September 28, 2017 Share Posted September 28, 2017 50 minutes ago, gravejd said: What i don't get about person is that he has been coaching at the NBA level and college level since about the time he retired. So its not like he was in a lot of player's position where he got done with BB and then had nothing to fall back on. I don't know what he was making in the NBA and at AU but it would have to be atleast 6 figures right? Dude most have quite the cocaine and stripper habit to support Yeah it is amazing how people can spend money. I remember my first real job and I was so excited because the salary was so much compared to my SteakOut hourly wage. My mom told me some wise advice right then: "You spend what you make". I have been a firm believer in this statement since then when I realized every raise I ever get always is gone before I get it. I presume this holds true for them as well. At least until you start making HFC for an SEC school. When you get to be that age and making those wages surely you won't spend all that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AU64 10,122 Posted September 28, 2017 Share Posted September 28, 2017 1 hour ago, lkeel75 said: Yeah it is amazing how people can spend money. I remember my first real job and I was so excited because the salary was so much compared to my SteakOut hourly wage. My mom told me some wise advice right then: "You spend what you make". I have been a firm believer in this statement since then when I realized every raise I ever get always is gone before I get it. I presume this holds true for them as well. At least until you start making HFC for an SEC school. When you get to be that age and making those wages surely you won't spend all that. Best advice I got on the subject is when you get a raise...do not spend it.....go to the 401k. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdefromtx 3,159 Posted September 28, 2017 Share Posted September 28, 2017 Saw on a 247 sports article where the FBI is interested in the NCAA itself now regarding what they know about all the shoe companies involvements. Time to get out the popcorn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
augolf1716 21,103 Posted September 28, 2017 Share Posted September 28, 2017 15 minutes ago, wdefromtx said: Saw on a 247 sports article where the FBI is interested in the NCAA itself now regarding what they know about all the shoe companies involvements. Time to get out the popcorn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doverstutts 1,643 Posted September 28, 2017 Share Posted September 28, 2017 17 minutes ago, wdefromtx said: Saw on a 247 sports article where the FBI is interested in the NCAA itself now regarding what they know about all the shoe companies involvements. Time to get out the popcorn. I expected this because there is no way to deflect the s*** away from them this time. Emmert is going to get his payback ( i hope) and ya'll are about to learn some stuff about this rat b******* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdefromtx 3,159 Posted September 28, 2017 Share Posted September 28, 2017 Live shot of the Alabama compliance department... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoundationEagle 637 Posted September 28, 2017 Share Posted September 28, 2017 21 minutes ago, doverstutts said: I expected this because there is no way to deflect the s*** away from them this time. Emmert is going to get his payback ( i hope) and ya'll are about to learn some stuff about this rat b******* If he goes down, no way bama football isn't involved. They are "like peas and carrots" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doverstutts 1,643 Posted September 28, 2017 Share Posted September 28, 2017 5 minutes ago, FoundationEagle said: If he goes down, no way bama football isn't involved. They are "like peas and carrots" If I get finished with my running around tomorrow, let me see what I can dig up on ole markie boy and little buddy nickie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
augolf1716 21,103 Posted September 29, 2017 Share Posted September 29, 2017 1 hour ago, wdefromtx said: Live shot of the Alabama compliance department... lol that made me spit my beer out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdefromtx 3,159 Posted September 29, 2017 Share Posted September 29, 2017 17 minutes ago, augolf1716 said: lol that made me spit my beer out I have to drink one for ya then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdefromtx 3,159 Posted September 29, 2017 Share Posted September 29, 2017 Start working on your brackets... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad_ATX 13,654 Posted September 29, 2017 Share Posted September 29, 2017 2 minutes ago, wdefromtx said: Start working on your brackets... That's freakin' hysterical Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
constructiontiger 32 Posted September 29, 2017 Share Posted September 29, 2017 11 hours ago, mickeyspano said: I don't know much about the law here but it seems to me that this is a case of entrapment where the FBI initiated a criminal enterprise and then enticed participants with large amounts of money and some were too weak to reject it. That doesn't make the coaches innocent but it feels like the FBI is the more guilty party here. Unfortunately the victims here are the teenagers who trusted their coaches and will probably end up losing their college careers and education as a consequence. Of course the other victim is our school that is being dragged through the mud and will probably have our basketball program destroyed. I know there is a lot more to this story that we have not heard yet but this is how it feels right now. These kids are not interested in a college career or education - they and their families have their hand out looking for cash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoundationEagle 637 Posted September 29, 2017 Share Posted September 29, 2017 Charles Barkley quote about this situation: "It's been there forever, and now everybody wants to act like they're totally in shock now, and they're just full of crap," he said. "This stuff has been going on forever." (article on al.com) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustache eagle 2,397 Posted September 29, 2017 Share Posted September 29, 2017 3 hours ago, doverstutts said: If I get finished with my running around tomorrow, let me see what I can dig up on ole markie boy and little buddy nickie Wouldn’t it be fun if the ncaa/emmert sacrificed Bama football in order to save itself... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AU64 10,122 Posted September 29, 2017 Share Posted September 29, 2017 9 hours ago, FoundationEagle said: Charles Barkley quote about this situation: "It's been there forever, and now everybody wants to act like they're totally in shock now, and they're just full of crap," he said. "This stuff has been going on forever." (article on al.com) ? who would know better than Charles...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gr82be 14,423 Posted September 29, 2017 Share Posted September 29, 2017 12 hours ago, doverstutts said: If I get finished with my running around tomorrow, let me see what I can dig up on ole markie boy and little buddy nickie Don't let anyone know the route you're running. If anyone finds out you're digging around you could fall up a hill or even worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
selias 2,398 Posted September 29, 2017 Share Posted September 29, 2017 15 hours ago, wdefromtx said: Saw on a 247 sports article where the FBI is interested in the NCAA itself now regarding what they know about all the shoe companies involvements. Time to get out the popcorn. Oh, this could get MOST interesting in a New York minute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doverstutts 1,643 Posted September 29, 2017 Share Posted September 29, 2017 2 hours ago, selias said: Oh, this could get MOST interesting in a New York minute. told ya' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aufan57 922 Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 Quote FBI Agent in Basketball Corruption Probe Is Accused of Misconduct The undercover investigator is suspected of spending government money on gambling, food and beverages; can he still be a witness? By Rebecca Davis O’Brien Feb. 8, 2018 5:30 a.m. ET 82 COMMENTS An undercover agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation who played a central role in an investigation of alleged corruption in men’s college basketball has been accused of misappropriating government money on gambling, food and beverages during the probe, people familiar with the matter said. The Justice Department launched a criminal investigation last year into the agent’s alleged behavior, two of the people said. If he is found culpable, it could compromise his ability to participate as a witness at any trials resulting from the investigation. A spokeswoman for the FBI’s New York office declined to comment. A spokesman for the Manhattan U.S. attorney’s office declined to comment. The corruption allegations last fall had wide-ranging reverberations, including team suspensions of players and the firing of Rick Pitino, the famed head coach at the University of Louisville, after his program was implicated in one of the alleged schemes. Mr. Pitino hasn’t been charged, and has denied wrongdoing. The investigation, which was anchored by a cooperating witness, several undercover FBI agents and wiretaps on least five phone numbers, was aided by a free flow of cash, according to charging documents and people familiar with the investigation. To create the impression they were investors in a fledgling sports agency looking to reel in players, undercover FBI agents and a cooperating witness took coaches out to fancy dinners, booked elegant hotel rooms, and handed out envelopes of cash, the people said. Starting in the spring of 2017, the FBI agent now under scrutiny spent months undercover in the investigation, posing as a business partner of the government’s lead cooperating witness—Pittsburgh financial adviser Marty Blazer. On July 29, while on an undercover trip to Las Vegas, the agent met in a hotel room with a group including Mr. Blazer, an aspiring sports agent and an assistant coach at the University of Southern California, according to the criminal complaints. Within days of that meeting, the agent abruptly appeared to stop working on the undercover operation, some of the people familiar with the investigation said. His absence was explained to the aspiring sports agent as an overseas trip, according to the complaints last fall. Some of the information about the allegations against the agent was disclosed in letters from the U.S. attorney’s office to defense lawyers in the corruption case, along with other materials related to that investigation, according to the people familiar with that case. The basketball probe came to light in September when authorities arrested four assistant coaches at prominent college basketball programs, along with an Adidas AG executive, a financial adviser and others. The Manhattan U.S. attorney’s office charged the men in three alleged schemes to funnel hundreds of thousands of dollars to college coaches and the families of top high-school recruits. The money was allegedly intended to induce players to attend certain schools and, once they turned pro, sign with specific advisers, agents and apparel companies, prosecutors have said. Adidas has previously said it was cooperating with the investigation. Lawyers for the defendants have argued the government is criminalizing NCAA rules violations and that the coaches were trying to help the schools, not defraud them. “After expending enormous resources,” lawyers for defendants in one of the cases wrote in a December motion, “the Government has strained to find any legal theory…in order to transform NCAA rule violations into a conspiracy to commit federal wire fraud.” A judge in that case, in which the Adidas executive is accused of arranging to pay recruits through intermediaries to attend schools with Adidas shoe contracts, will hear arguments next week on whether to dismiss the charges based on defendants’ arguments that no one was hurt, and no law was broken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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