‘Business as usual’ in college basketball is not the result many fans hoped for at the end of the FBI investigation into ‘pay-for-play.’ That is, those fans who don’t believe blatant cheating is acceptable, as long as their coach or program is not caught.
Based on testimony in multiple trials prosecuted by the United States Justice Department of the Southern District of New York, at least a half-dozen schools may have engaged in ‘pay-for-play’ recruitment of players. At least one media observer speculated the number could be close to 20 schools.
The Justice Department gained several convictions for criminal activity.