Authorities indicted former NBA players Malik Beasley and Ed Davis in a Brooklyn federal courtroom on Monday. They charged the duo with crimes related to allegedly manipulating Beasley’s performances in NBA games and using inside information to profit from the betting scheme.
They also indicted suspected co-conspirators William Brown, Robert Gorodetsky, Ernesto Plascencia, and Paolo Zamorano. Zamorano served as Davis’s NBA agent.
All now face charges of wire fraud conspiracy, bribery in sporting contests, honest services wire fraud conspiracy, and money laundering conspiracy.
“As alleged, the defendants turned professional basketball into a criminal betting operation, bribing then-NBA player Malik…