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The indictment names 20 college basketball players and six people who allegedly conspired to fix the games.
Prosecutors say the scheme involved teams that were favored to lose a game or the first half of a game.
Defendants are accused of bribing players with $10,000 to $30,000 apiece to deliberately underperform so that their team would lose by more than the spread set by betting markets.
Then they'd bet on the team to lose and reap the winnings.
In all, prosecutors say the conspirators attempted to fix at least 29 NCAA games involving teams like Georgetown, Butler, and St.
In a statement, NCAA President Charlie Baker said investigations are complete or ongoing of the teams involved, along with 40 players.
Eleven players so far have been banned from competition.
The indictment names 20 college basketball players and six people who allegedly conspired to fix the games.
Prosecutors say the scheme involved teams that were favored to lose a game or the first half of a game.
Defendants are accused of bribing players with $10,000 to $30,000 apiece to deliberately underperform so that their team would lose by more than the spread set by betting markets.
Then they'd bet on the team to lose and reap the winnings.
In all, prosecutors say the conspirators attempted to fix at least 29 NCAA games involving teams like Georgetown, Butler and St.
In a statement, NCAA President Charlie Baker said investigations are complete or ongoing of the teams involved, along with 40 players.
Eleven players so far have been banned from competition.