Inside 6 college basketball games feds say were fixed
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Prosecutors allege that Kevin Cross Jr., a former Tulane forward who played for the team from 2020-25, was paid thousands of dollars to intentionally fix games during the 2023-24 season, including FAU’s matchup with the Green Wave on March 2, 2024.
The federal indictment, which was unsealed Thursday in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, alleges that ex-Fordham player Elijah Gray conspired with defendants Jalen Smith, Antonio Blakeney and Marves Fairley to fix a game against Duquesne on Feb. 23, 2024.
Federal prosecutors are charging more than two-dozen people, including former college basketball players who allegedly tried to fix games as recently as last season, in what they call a scheme to rig NCAA and Chinese Basketball Association games.