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Former USC assistant coach pleads guilty in corruption case
Source: Associated Press
Former USC assistant coach pleads guilty in corruption case
By LARRY NEUMEISTER
January 2, 2019
NEW YORK (AP) — A former assistant basketball coach for the University of Southern California pleaded guilty Wednesday to conspiracy to commit bribery, admitting he accepted $4,100 in cash to steer players at the school to certain financial advisers and business managers.
Tony Bland’s plea in Manhattan federal court makes it likely he will spend little or no time in prison after he is sentenced April 2.
“On July 29, 2017, I met with others in Las Vegas, Nevada, to discuss my participation in the scheme and received a payment of $4,100,” he told U.S. District Judge Edgardo Ramos.
Bland admitted to federal authorities after his September 2017 arrest that he took a cash payment to steer players to advisers and managers and that he knew it was wrong, Assistant U.S. Attorney Eli Mark said.
Bland, 38, was among four assistant coaches charged in the crackdown on college basketball recruiting corruption.
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By LARRY NEUMEISTER
January 2, 2019
NEW YORK (AP) — A former assistant basketball coach for the University of Southern California pleaded guilty Wednesday to conspiracy to commit bribery, admitting he accepted $4,100 in cash to steer players at the school to certain financial advisers and business managers.
Tony Bland’s plea in Manhattan federal court makes it likely he will spend little or no time in prison after he is sentenced April 2.
“On July 29, 2017, I met with others in Las Vegas, Nevada, to discuss my participation in the scheme and received a payment of $4,100,” he told U.S. District Judge Edgardo Ramos.
Bland admitted to federal authorities after his September 2017 arrest that he took a cash payment to steer players to advisers and managers and that he knew it was wrong, Assistant U.S. Attorney Eli Mark said.
Bland, 38, was among four assistant coaches charged in the crackdown on college basketball recruiting corruption.
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Read more: https://apnews.com/20838960e7574f7897bd34b96502aef1
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