Nearly seven years have passed since a UNC football player’s tweet launched an investigation into improper benefits from sports agents and a scandal that continues to dog the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
On Monday, in a courtroom in the seat of the county that houses UNC a Georgia real estate agent accused of violating North Carolina’s sports agent law acknowledged guilt as part of an agreement with prosecutors to defer prosecution in his case.
The agreement with Patrick Jones could soon bring to a close one of the five pending criminal cases resulting from the years-long probe.