Federal prosecutors have charged several men’s college basketball players — including those with ties to HBCUs — in a widening point-shaving conspiracy that authorities say spanned multiple schools and involved hundreds of thousands of dollars in illicit wagers. According to an indictment filed this week in federal court, the alleged scheme reached into Division I programs across the country, including HBCUs such as North Carolina A&T, Coppin State, and Alabama State. Prosecutors say that at least four collegiate games in 2024 were intentionally manipulated to benefit a group of “fixers” who placed large bets through U.S. sportsbooks. The federal indictment, filed in Philadelphia,
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