EL PASO, Texas -- A former West Texas university student has been sentenced to three years of probation for his role in a gambling operation at the school that took bets from basketball players on different sports.
The El Paso Times reports that during a federal court hearing Friday, Michael Karpus apologized, saying he "wasn't thinking about the consequences."
Karpus, from Tarzana, California, pleaded guilty in October to misprision of felony, a charge involving failure to report a felony to authorities.
Authorities say Karpus, 26, received wagers from basketball players at the University of Texas at El Paso.