2 More Charged in Betting Scandal That Spurred NBA to Bar Raptors’ Jontay Porter for Life

2 More Charged in Betting Scandal That Spurred NBA to Bar Raptors’ Jontay Porter for Life
Toronto Raptors forward Jontay Porter during the first half of the team's NBA basketball game against the Chicago Bulls in Toronto on Jan. 18, 2024. Christopher Katsarov/The Canadian Press via AP
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NEW YORK—Two more men were charged Thursday in the sports betting scandal that prompted the NBA to ban former Toronto Raptors player Jontay Porter for life.

Timothy McCormack and Mahmud Mollah now join two other men—Long Phi Pham and a fourth whose name remains redacted in a court complaint—as defendants in a federal wire fraud case about wagers allegedly based on tips from a player about his plans to exit two games early.