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The FBI intercepted multiple phone conversations in which Arizona coach Sean Miller discussed a $100,000 payment to secure the commitment of star freshman DeAndre Ayton, according to ESPN's Mark Schlabach.
Miller allegedly had multiple conversations with Christian Dawkins about Ayton, a projected top-five pick who is a contender for national player of the year. Dawkins used to work for former NBA agent Andy Miller at ASM Sports, and he was arrested in the fall for his role in facilitating improper bribes and benefits to college recruits.
According to Schlabach, Dawkins asked Miller if he should go through former Arizona assistant Emanuel "Book" Richardson to finalize the payment, but Miller told Dawkins to go directly through him.
Richardson was one of four Division I assistant to be arrested by FBI agents after the agency's multi-year investigation into rampant corruption and bribery in recruiting.
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Ptah
(33,029 posts)An amendment to a federal lawsuit filed against the University of Arizona claims that Wildcats football players gang-raped female students and support-staffers in the years leading up to former running back Orlando Bradfords 2016 arrest for choking his girlfriend. No additional details were immediately available, including the identities of the parties involved.
The lawsuit, originally filed in October by attorneys Lauren Groth, Kimberly Hult and David Shughart, claims that multiple UA employees knew that Bradford was abusive to women but failed to take action to stop him. Bradford was ultimately arrested in connection with 15 domestic violence-related offenses after two ex-girlfriends came forward to police to say that hed repeatedly hit and choked them.
In November, Bradford was sentenced to five years in prison. He admitted in open court to choking each of the two women.
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The recent amendment to the federal lawsuit, one of two filed against the school by Bradfords victims, says the program encouraged staff to disregard federal laws surround domestic violence and sexual assault, and promoted the success of the football program at the expense of the safety of female students on campus.
http://tucson.com/sports/arizonawildcats/football/wildcats-football-players-gang-raped-female-students-and-staffers-amended/article_85a85b6c-c54f-5604-8b98-c4a7f9d90bb4.html
Mosby
(16,311 posts)Can he be charged with something?