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James Gatto, Christian Dawkins and Merl Code—who were found guilty of felony wire fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud in October for their part in a broad college basketball pay-for-play plot—were sentenced to prison time Tuesday.
According to Pete Brush of Law360, Gatto was sentenced to nine months, while Dawkins and Code each received six-month sentences. The judge in the case also addressed former Louisville head coach Rick Pitino:
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Judge Kaplan addresses Rick Pitino, says #HoopsTrial dfdts were trying to cover Pitino’s tracks “to the extent that they could” and give ex-Louisville coach “plausible deniability.”
This article will be updated to provide more information on this story as it becomes available.
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