- ABC News
- February 28, 2022
An attorney for an aspiring sports business manager convicted in the college basketball bribery case asked a judge for a new trial after a former FBI agent admitted to gambling with $13,500 in government money at a Las Vegas casino at the time of a key sting operation in the investigation. Christian Dawkins, who was convicted in October 2018 and April 2019 trials on charges in connection with bribing players, their families and college coaches, is scheduled to begin his prison term Tuesday, according to court filings. His attorney, Steven Haney, argued in the motion filed Monday that the FBI agent's admission of wrongdoing compromised the case and should prompt a new trial. New York City-based FBI special agent Scott Carpenter, 40, last week pleaded guilty to one misdemeanor count of conversion of government money. His sentencing is scheduled for May 18, when he faces a maximum penalty of one year in prison, supervised release and restitution. According to the U.S. Attorney's...