Appeals Court Upholds Convictions in NCAA Bribery Case
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A federal appeals court upheld the convictions of three sports executives found guilty of paying the families of U.S. college athletes to entice them to top-tier basketball programs.
In a ruling issued Friday, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals concluded prosecutors provided enough evidence to support the convictions of James Gatto, an Adidas executive, Merl Code, an Adidas consultant, and Christian Dawkins, an aspiring sports agent. The three men were convicted after a trial in 2018. Each was sentenced to less than a year in prison, though they were allowed to remain free pending the outcome of the appeal.