Former Toledo player charged with point - shaving : Jamie Farr, say it ain't so!

[Faygo Kid]

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) -- A former University of Toledo basketball player has been charged with point shaving, according to a federal bill of information filed in U.S. District Court in Detroit.

Sammy Villegas, who played for basketball four years at Toledo and has followed that with a professional career in his native Puerto Rico, is accused of shaving points in games during the 2004-05 and 2005-06 seasons.

The case comes a little more than a year after a Toledo football player was accused in a gambling scheme, though the charges against him were dropped. A university spokesman described the cases as isolated incidents.

Villegas, a guard who finished his college career in 2006, also paid another player who took part in the point-shaving ring, prosecutors said. The other player was not charged or named in the bill of information, which was filed June 30. . .

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/sports/AP-BKC-Toledo-Point-Shaving-Charge.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

Geez. Next thing you know, Tony Packo's will have used lips and snouts in their hot dogs.

[hughee99]

1. Could have been worse, it could have been his Mud Hens. n/t

[Awsi Dooger]

2. Who are they trying to kid?

Shaving points with a backup who averages 19 minutes and 6 points a game. Nice scheme. I'm sure there was big money backing that genius plot.

Read the article and you can tell how sophisticated this was. The bettor would ask Toledo players if they were going to do well, and he bet based on what they said. But he says he lost money because they always expected to win. :rofl:

I guarantee the sportsbook crowd here is going be to roaring about this one.