Fixer in lucrative NCAA basketball betting scheme sentenced to 6 years in prison

A man convicted of fixing college basketball games as part of a point-shaving scheme that generated millions of dollars has been sentenced to six years in federal prison by prosecutors in Pennsylvania. The sentencing, announced on Tuesday, marks the first penalty handed down in an investigation that uncovered a wide network of professional gamblers and college basketball players profiting from rigged games. Charges in the case were initially announced on January 15, 2026, in Philadelphia.