Man Sentenced to Six Years in Federal Prison in College Basketball Rigging Scheme

Minot Bismarck Dickinson, ND, October 13, 2026 —

A man involved in rigging college basketball games as part of a betting scheme has been sentenced to six years in federal prison, prosecutors in Pennsylvania announced.

The announcement identifies the case as involving efforts to manipulate college basketball games for betting purposes. It describes the scheme as lucrative but does not state how much money was involved, how the games were rigged or how many games were affected.

The man’s name was not provided in the available information. It also did not specify when he was sentenced, which court handled the case, or which college teams or games were involved. No details were provided about other people connected to the scheme or the man’s role beyond his involvement in rigging games.

The sentence is six years in federal prison. The announcement did not provide information about any additional penalties, such as a fine or restitution, or say whether the man had already begun serving the sentence.

Prosecutors in Pennsylvania announced the sentencing, but the available information does not identify the prosecuting office or include statements from prosecutors, the man or his representatives. It also does not describe how the scheme was uncovered or what evidence was presented in the case.

Those details were not included in the announcement summary. As a result, the scope of the betting operation and the circumstances behind the sentence remain unclear based on the information provided. The confirmed details are limited to the man’s involvement in rigging college basketball games for a betting scheme, the characterization of the scheme as lucrative, and the six-year federal prison sentence.

Story summarized from the original created by SAFIYAH RIDDLE, Associated Press on www.kxnet.com, see more information here.

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