FBI probe uncovers large NCAA corruption scandal

FBI probe uncovers large NCAA corruption scandal
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Reuters
9/26/2017
Updated:
12/30/2023

U.S. authorities on Tuesday unveiled fraud charges against 10 people, including four coaches and an Adidas AG executive, associated with some of the country’s premier college basketball programs following a multi-year corruption probe.

Prosecutors said they uncovered many instances in which apparel executives, financial advisers and others bribed assistant college coaches to steer elite players to them, with some money going to athletes’ families.