Federal investigators today filed sports bribery and wire fraud charges against 20 people in relation to game fixing, point shaving and performance manipulation in college basketball. Among them: gamblers Shane Hennen and Marves Fairley. According to the indictment, more than 39 players from more than 17 teams attempted to fix at least 29 college basketball games across the 2023–24 and ’24–25 seasons. This is a developing story, and Sports Illustrated will have updates throughout the day.
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This article was originally published on www.si.com as Live Updates: 20 Charged in Connection to Sports Betting Scandal in College Basketball.
