Second gambler admits trying to cash in on scheme involving ex-NBA player Jontay Porter

A Pennsylvania man has pleaded blameworthy successful a sports betting strategy that ended Toronto Raptors guardant Jontay Porter’s NBA career

NEW YORK -- A Pennsylvania man pleaded blameworthy Wednesday successful a sports betting strategy that ended Toronto Raptors guardant Jontay Porter's NBA career.

With Mahmud Mollah 's plea Wednesday, 3 group — including Porter — person now publically admitted their roles successful nan scandal. It worked for illustration this: The subordinate withdrew early from games truthful that tipped-off gamblers could triumph wagers that he would people less points than sportsbooks expected.

Porter, Mollah and Long Phi Pham person pleaded blameworthy to ligament fraud conspiracy. Two different men also person been charged and haven’t entered immoderate pleas.

Mollah, of Lansdale, Pennsylvania, is group to beryllium sentenced May 2 successful a national tribunal successful Brooklyn. He could look thing from a no-jail reward to 20 years successful prison.

His attorney, Andrew Levin, declined to remark Wednesday.

Porter played only concisely and scored nary points successful games connected Jan. 26 and March 20 earlier pulling himself retired of play, saying he was injured aliases ill.

According to a tribunal complaint, Mollah utilized his knowledge of Porter's March 20 plans to spot bets that would person netted complete $1 cardinal to beryllium divided among nan conspirators, including a 24% stock to nan player. But a betting institution sewage suspicious and stopped Mollah from collecting astir of nan money.

The NBA yet investigated and banned Porter for life. He later told a tribunal that he participated successful nan scam “to get retired from nether ample gambling debts.”

Porter is awaiting sentencing Dec. 18.