Four men charged in Jontay Porter's betting scandal
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.Source: NBC
What’s the buzz on Twitter?
Aaron Rose @AaronBenRose
If I’m understanding this correctly it sounds like Jontay Porter was potentially worried about getting beat up if he didn’t go along with the scheme pic.twitter.com/JHQl0hLKj6 – 2:54 PM
Alex Schiffer @Alex__Schiffer
For @FOS: Conspirator Arrested in Federal Complaint Tied to Jontay Porter Scheme – frontofficesports.com/conspirator-ar… – 10:30 AM
Kurt Helin @basketballtalk
Co-conspirator tied to Jontay Porter gambling scandal arrested trying to leave country
nbcsports.com/nba/news/co-co… – 8:21 AM
Mike Vorkunov @MikeVorkunov
DOJ charged 4 people today in a case stemming from Jontay Porter’s involvement in a betting scheme; Porter was banned by the NBA. The DOJ’s complaint alleged Porter had “significant gambling debts” and could settle them by helping defendants win prop bets by leaving games early. pic.twitter.com/BuW9ZiEYrp – 8:21 PM
CBS NBA @CBSSportsNBA
Jontay Porter betting scandal: Co-conspirator arrested after trying to flee the country on one-way ticket cbssports.com/nba/news/jonta… – 8:20 PM
Stefan Bondy @SBondyNYDN
Brooklyn man, accused of helping Jontay Porter place prop bets on himself, arrested at JFK with a one-way ticket to Australia, a bag stuffed with $12,000 cash, two cashier checks worth $80,000.
nypost.com/2024/06/04/spo… via @nypostsports – 6:34 PM
More on this storyline
A court complaint accuses Awawdeh of pressing an NBA athlete, identified only as “Player 1,” to resolve gambling debts by leaving games early. The tactic, which the two called a “special,” would guarantee a payout for anyone who bet on him to underperform in those games. Using an encrypted messaging app, Awawdeh wrote early this year that he was “forcing” the player to do it and told him: “Screenshot this,” the complaint said. Awawdeh, who helps run his family’s New York City corner stores, was arraigned and released on $100,000 bond to home detention, with ankle monitoring. His lawyer, Alan Gerson, declined to comment on the allegations. Porter is not charged in the case or named in the complaint. -via ESPN / June 7, 2024
A fourth man was arrested Friday in the sports betting scandal that got Toronto Raptors forward Jontay Porter expelled from the NBA. Ammar Awawdeh, 32, turned himself in following the arrests of three co-defendants earlier this week. -via ESPN / June 7, 2024
Federal prosecutors allege that Porter had racked up large gambling debts in the beginning of the year to co-conspirators, and was encouraged to clear those debts by throwing games in order for certain bets to hit. -via New York Post / June 4, 2024
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