Bribery charges set to redefine college hoops

Photo by Kirsten ReynoldsFans who have long been convinced that their college basketball rival was behaving unethically may very soon be vindicated. Those who swear that their beloved team could never act in an untoward manner face a more uncertain future.

Last September, the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York arrested 10 college basketball-affiliated individuals on the basis of suspicion that they had committed counts of fraud and corruption. Eight of those 10 men have since been indicted. The charges detail two discrete but related criminal schemes.

In the first, financial advisors bribed coaches, offering cash payments in return for those coaches…