According to court documents filed in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 26 people are alleged to operate a point-shaving scheme and have been hit with various charges that include bribery in sporting contests, conspiracy to commit wire fraud and wire fraud.
The alleged misconduct involved NCAA and Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) games, with several defendants having ties to an ongoing NBA and rigged poker game case. The defendants with ties to the gambling schemes are Shane Hennen and Marves Fairley.
CBA player recruited by ‘fixers’
According to the indictment, between September 2022 and February 2025, several defendants in the case recruited an active CBA player to influence the outcomes of games. The conspirators allegedly bribed the CBA player to underperform, causing their respective teams to fail to c..