Nearly three months after receiving a lifetime ban for a gambling scheme, Jontay Porter has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
Jontay Porter, who was given a lifetime ban from the NBA due to gambling, has pleaded guilty for his role in the scheme that led to his punishment.
Porter pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud, and faces over four years in jail.
In court Wednesday, Porter said he agreed to withdraw early from games to get out from under large gambling debts so he and co-conspirators could win bets on his performance.
«I know what I did was wrong, unlawful, and I am deeply sorry», he said.
Court papers showed the case against Porter is related to an ongoing prosecution of four other men. The four have been arraigned on a charge of conspiracy to commit wire fraud but haven’t yet entered any pleas.
Porter received a lifetime ban on April 17 after the NBA found in an investigation that he had disclosed confidential information to sports bettors and bet on games in violation of league rules.
