Shane Hennen pleads guilty in NBA, NCAA fixing scheme — SkimNews
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- Shane Hennen pleaded guilty Wednesday in Philadelphia federal court to sports bribery, conspiracy, and aiding-and-abetting charges related to wire fraud and money laundering across two of three federal gambling cases against him.
- Hennen faces a maximum sentence of 125 years in prison, with sentencing scheduled for Feb. 25, 2027, according to the Department of Justice's plea memorandum.
- Federal prosecutors in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania allege Hennen acted as a "fixer" in a nearly three-year scheme starting around September 2022, working with others to recruit and bribe CBA and NCAA men's basketball players to underperform so their teams failed to cover the spread.
- Hennen then placed large wagers on those fixed games himself and arranged for others to do so, generating proceeds for the scheme, per the court documents.
- In a separate Eastern District of New York case tied to Terry Rozier, Hennen pleaded guilty to using nonpublic information to bet on NBA games and players.
- Hennen still faces charges in a third case alleging Mafia-backed rigged poker games, in which NBA coach and Hall of Famer Chauncey Billups and former NBA player and coach Damon Jones were also indicted.
Why it matters: Prosecutors say Hennen's scheme ran for nearly three years across three professional basketball leagues, with the DOJ citing a maximum 125-year exposure and a Feb. 25, 2027 sentencing date — signaling aggressive treatment of cross-league game-fixing. Two co-defendants in the unresolved poker case are active or former NBA figures (Billups, Jones), meaning the fallout extends well beyond one bettor.
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