Federal agents have arrested a man who believe it is the source behind a massive shaving scandal in the NBA that led millions of dollars in profits.
According to federal documentsA man named Shane Hennen has been arrested as the architect of a scandal that led to an investigation throughout the league that began with the betting activity of the former star of Toronto Raptors, Jontay Porter.
The arrest, First reported by Sports IllustratedIt occurs when the investigation is now also reviewing the participation of the Miami Heat guard, Terry Rozier.
The authorities believe that this may be the greatest shaving scandal in the history of American sports, which involved professional and university games in the course of two years.
Hennen has not yet been accused, since it is still in the process of negotiating a guilt agreement, which could lead to more light on the scheme.
It is expected that it will eventually be accused of conspiracy to commit electronic fraud and money laundering, according to the documents.
The alleged leader behind a massive shave scandal of the NBA and the University has been revealed as a Native and Professional Pensylvania player named Shane Hennen
The scandal in question has links with Jontay Porter, who was expelled from the NBA for life for allegedly manipulating his performance to hit the bets of the players with the Raptors with the Raptors
Miami Heat's guard, Terry Rozier, is also being investigated, but has not been charged
The Department of Justice states that Hennen had five conspirators involved in the operation that included Porter, who by the way managed his own performances in the games so that the players 'bass' bets would hit during the 2023-24 season of the Raptors.
As a result, some bets, leagues and states are considering banning the bets of players owners to protect the integrity of the game.
Porter, by his role, has been prohibited from the life of the NBA for his misdeeds.
“The proof of his guilt is overwhelming,” says the letter from the office of the United States prosecutor, and adds that the evidence includes “witnesses, telephone records, financial records and betting records.”
While Rozier is still investigated, the NBA says he investigated his behavior and found no violation. Rozier has not been accused of a crime either.
“In March 2023, the NBA was alerted to an unusual betting activity related to Terry Rozier's performance in a game between Charlotte and New Orleans,” said NBA spokesman Mike Bass.
'The League conducted an investigation and did not find a violation of the NBA rules. Now we are aware of an investigation carried out by the Office of the United States prosecutor for the Eastern District of New York related to this matter and we have been cooperating with that investigation. '
In addition to the NBA, federal authorities are investigating unusual betting patterns in university basketball games last season.
Hennen's Instagram page shows photos of a luxurious lifestyle and, of course, betting slippers
If he discovered that Hennen has had multiple clashes with the law and has fulfilled time in prison
Recently, the basketball team of the State University of Fresno in California suspended two players when the NCAA and the school investigates the alleged game activity. It is not clear if it is linked to this case.
Your Instagram account – @Sugarshanewins – presents images that show an extravagant lifestyle and, of course, bet.
Sports Illustrated reports that Hennen has a criminal record and has had multiple clashes with the law in his native Pennsylvania. In 2007, he declared himself guilty of disorderly conduct, two minor crimes related to game devices and a serious crime of facsimile bombs.
If he also reports that in November 2009, he was accused of aggravated assault and reckless danger in relation to a stabbing in Pittsburgh. Hennen declared himself guilty of aggravated assault.
Twelve days later, according to Sports Illustrated, he was arrested again in Pittsburgh in the Meadows casino parking after the police believed that Cocaine had recently sold in a nearby parking lot in Wendy. He declared himself guilty of DUI, possession with the intention of distributing less than 500 grams of cocaine, and conspiracy to possess with the intention of distributing more than five kilograms of cocaine. It served 30 months in prison and had four years of supervised release.
In 2016, he requested an early termination of his supervised launch citing 'renal failure (kidney cancer)', among other reasons, while arguing that he followed the terms of his release, by itself.
According to himself, a probation officer challenged those statements saying that while he was under the order not to leave Pennsylvania, Hennen traveled to San Diego in 2014. In 2017, Hennen left Pennsylvania again and was arrested by Dui in Missouri. In both cases, Hennen had more than $ 10,000 in cash.
In both cases, Hennen had more than $ 10,000 in cash.