UL coach had role in funneling $100K to recruit..........
Sep 26, 2017, 10:50 AM
Indictment suggests a U of L coach had role in funneling $100K to recruit
The indictment made public Tuesday accuses four men of funneling about $100,000 to an All-American high school player from May until September 2017 to assist one or more coaches at the university in recruiting the player. The “bribe money” was meant to be concealed from the NCAA and university officials.
The money was wired to third-party consultants who then made cash payments to the player’s family. However, the indictment alleges the scheme “could only succeed” if one or more coaches at the university made “false certification to the university.”
One of the defendants -- James Gatto -- has been adidas’ head of “global sports marketing – basketball” since 1993, according to LinkedIn. adidas is U of L's official apparel provider.