The defendants, Timothy McCormack and Mahmud Mollah, allegedly co-conspired with Long Phi Pham to defraud sports betting operators by encouraging Porter to withdraw from certain NBA games due to his significant gambling debts. The complaint, filed in the U.S. District Court for the East District of New York, details the alleged scheme.
Porter allegedly attempted to clear debt
McCormack, Mollah, Pham and another unnamed defendant worked together to allegedly place wagers on the “under” player prop markets for Porter, who notified the group of his intentional to leave a Jan. 26 game against the Los Angeles Clippers early due to injury.
According to texts and wire transfer records, Porter was encouraged to clear his gambling debts by withdrawing from certain games early for the..