FBI charges 26 in college basketball point-shaving racket across 17 programs
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Federal prosecutors charged 26 people in a bribery/point‑shaving scheme tied to 29 college basketball games across 17 Division I programs from 2022 to 2025, with current players allegedly bribed to underperform and fail to cover the spread; the operation began with an earlier Chinese Basketball Association case and involved bribes of about $10,000–$30,000 per game, with NCAA investigations ongoing into many named teams.
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