Prosecutors seeking felony charges against Jontay Porter in gambling scheme
Former Toronto Raptors forward Jontay Porter appeared on a Brooklyn Federal Court docket Wednesday, in what ties him for the first time to the alleged betting ring that Porter’s tanked gameplay made happen. The filing indicates that federal prosecutors are seeking felony charges against Porter, 24, in connection with four defendants charged in the betting scheme last month.
Source: New York Post
Source: New York Post
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Mike Vorkunov @MikeVorkunov
Jontay Porter will be charged with a felony by federal prosecutors for his role in betting scandal that got him banned from NBA. He’ll be charged by U.S. Attorney’s Office for Eastern District of NY, where 4 others have already been charged in related case nytimes.com/athletic/56151… – 3:53 PM
Jontay Porter will be charged with a felony by federal prosecutors for his role in betting scandal that got him banned from NBA. He’ll be charged by U.S. Attorney’s Office for Eastern District of NY, where 4 others have already been charged in related case nytimes.com/athletic/56151… – 3:53 PM
Mike Vorkunov @MikeVorkunov
Former Raptors center Jontay Porter will face federal charges for his role in betting scandal that got him banned from NBA. It will be filed against him in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of NY. Four others have already been charged nytimes.com/athletic/56151… – 3:37 PM
Former Raptors center Jontay Porter will face federal charges for his role in betting scandal that got him banned from NBA. It will be filed against him in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of NY. Four others have already been charged nytimes.com/athletic/56151… – 3:37 PM
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Court papers indicate former Raptors player Jontay Porter will be charged with a federal felony connected to the betting scandal that spurred the NBA to ban him. spr.ly/60179OPiT – 3:11 PM
Court papers indicate former Raptors player Jontay Porter will be charged with a federal felony connected to the betting scandal that spurred the NBA to ban him. spr.ly/60179OPiT – 3:11 PM
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Federal prosecutors said that four gamblers — Long Phi Pham, Mahmud Mollah, Timothy McCormack and Ammar Awawdeh — were tipped off by Porter that he was going to purposely bow out early during two NBA games. -via New York Post / July 3, 2024
Police in Canada have opened a criminal investigation into the betting scandal that resulted in former Toronto Raptors center Jontay Porter being banned from the NBA, a spokesperson for the Ontario Provincial Police confirmed Wednesday. The OPP’s Investigation and Enforcement Bureau determined that a criminal investigation was warranted after it completed its assessment of betting irregularities related to Raptors games, Robert Simpson, the OPP spokesman, said. The OPP’s active and ongoing investigation will focus on Raptors games in Toronto on Jan. 26, 2024, and March 20, 2024. The alleged betting impropriety has already seen four men charged by the U.S. Department of Justice. -via New York Times / June 19, 2024
Authorities in Canada are opening a criminal investigation into the betting scandal involving former Toronto Raptors player Jontay Porter. Craig Abrams, spokesperson for the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), told ESPN on Tuesday that the Investigation and Enforcement Bureau determined a criminal investigation is warranted after completing an assessment of available information related to “online betting irregularities from the Jan. 26 and March 20 Raptors games.” -via ESPN / June 18, 2024