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Lenient Sentencing in College Hoops Fraud Convictions Sends a Message, Even Before Appeals

SI.com | March 6, 2019

Related Topics: Lewis Kaplan, U.S. Court of Appeals, Realtime Brackets, Robert Khuzami, United States district court, Sentence (law), College, Merl Code, Appeal, Conviction

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  • Merl Code, Christian Dawkins and James Gatto got shorter sentences than prosecutors recommended for their roles in college basketball's seedy underbelly. What does it mean?

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U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan on Tuesday handed out prison sentences to three men—Adidas director of global marketing James Gatto, Adidas consultant and basketball organizer Merl Code and client recruiter (aka runner) Christian Dawkins—involved in the FBI’s investigation into college basketball recruiting corruption.

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