An Atlanta clothier pleaded guilty in a college basketball scandal Tuesday in New York, admitting to teaming up with ex-Auburn basketball assistant coach Chuck Person in a bribery scheme.
Rashan Michel, 44, of Atlanta, pleaded guilty to bribery conspiracy, acknowledging a role in a bribery scheme in which coaches accepted bribes to steer NBA-bound athletes to certain financial advisers and even an upscale tailor like Michel.
Michel, also a former NBA referee, was scheduled to go to trial in June along with Person. Person recently pleaded guilty to the same charge and is awaiting sentencing.
Michel was the founder and operator of a clothing store that catered to professional athletes when prosecutors say he unwittingly told a law enforcement informant that he knew several college basketball coaches who would be willing to accept bribes to influence athletes.