(Reuters) – Former Toronto Raptors forward Jontay Porter will plead guilty in an offshoot of the sports gambling scandal that got him banned for life from the NBA, according to court documents seen on Wednesday by Reuters.
A “fact sheet” submitted by federal prosecutors in Brooklyn on Tuesday included the aforementioned case, which is against four men accused of trying to profit off wagers that Porter would fall short of certain statistical thresholds in two games with prior knowledge he intended to leave early due to medical reasons.
Porter is expected to appear in Brooklyn federal court for a plea agreement hearing on July 10, according to court records. The records did not specify what exact charge or charges are filed against Porter.
A criminal complaint filed last month against four men – Awawdeh, Timothy McCormack, Mahmud Mollah and Long Phi Pham – also does not name Porter but features familiar charges outlined in previous accusations made against him where a quoted NBA press release announced his lifetime ban.
The complaint alleges the four co-conspirators won more than $1 million against various games by wagering that Porter would not achieve certain statistical benchmarks.
Porter played only four minutes against the Los Angeles Clippers on Jan. 26 before leaving due to what his attorney said was an eye injury, and preceded by playing three minutes earlier this year in a loss at Sacramento that same night where he claimed he felt ill.
The NBA said Porter also betted on 13 league games -mostly multi-game parlay bets, one of which included a wager that the Raptors would lose- when he was benched.
