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Jontay Porter may face up to 20 years in prison, but will probably get a much shorter word.
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At his indictment on Wednesday before U.S. Magistrate Judge James Cho, the group banned former NBA player Jontay Porter from the group in April for engaging in a program where he guess against himself in activities where he faked injury. He pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Given that he pleaded guilty and cooperates with law enforcement, Porter will receive a much shorter sentence. However, the felony has a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison.
Porter was formerly a member of the Toronto Raptors and is connected to an alleged conspiracy that former NBA player Breon Peace described as “brazen, illegal betting scheme that had a corrupting influence on two]NBA ] games and numerous bets.”
According to prosecutors, Porter’s four co-conspirators participated in the placing of prop bets, which are wagers on a player’s statistical performance, on games where they knew Porter would withdraw for alleged health reasons, as detailed by prosecutors who cite text, cell phone records, and wire transfer data as evidence of the conspiracy. In texts, Porter expressed concern that if he did n’t implement the plan, a second co-conspirator might” come to Toronto to beat me up.”

Porter, whose older brother Michael plays for the Denver Nuggets, will be sentenced Dec. 18. The more leniently cooperative Porter is with the prosecution, the better chance is that his pre-sentence report will favorably depict the case and designate a sentence that is brief. Porter, 24, may have to give electronic evidence to his co-conspirators in court.
According to courtroom observers at Wednesday’s arraignment, Porter explicitly acknowledged what he “did was wrong]and ] unlawful” and added he was “deeply sorry”. Porter’s attorneys have said he is being treated for a gambling addiction.
Multiple major sports league commissioners pleaded with Congress to outlaw sports betting last month as it marked their 33-year anniversary. Times have definitely changed with the numerous leagues that are now working with sports betting companies.
The final paragraph of this article has been updated to reflect that it was the 33rd year commissioners had urged a sports betting ban.

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