A criminal turned cooperating witness for the FBI alleged Tuesday that he had paid college football players, including at least one who attended Notre Dame, in order to curry their favor for his financial adviser business.
This is according to CBS Sports’ Matt Norlander, who is attending the trial of two individuals facing fraud and bribery charges in college basketball.
Louis Martin “Marty” Blazer, who pleaded guilty to wire and securities fraud, lying to the SEC and aggravated identity theft, testified that he paid players between 2000 and 2014. Those players, the former businessman said, played for the Alabama Crimson Tide, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Michigan Wolverines, Penn State Nittany Lions, Pittsburgh Panthers, Northwestern Wildcats and North Carolina Tar Heels.