Scandal rocks Toledo men’s basketball team
A former University of Toledo (Ohio) player was charged with fixing games, a little more than a year after former Toledo football player Harvey “Scooter” McDougle Jr. was charged with point- shaving, according to a federal bill of information filed in U.S. District Court in Detroit.
Sammy Villegas, who played for four years at Toledo, is accused of shaving points in games during the 2004-05 and 2005-06 seasons.
Villegas, a guard who finished his career in 2006, also paid money to another player who took part in the scheme, prosecutors said.
The other player was not charged or named in the bill of information.
Villegas was charged with conspiracy to influence sports contests by bribery.
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