The man gets time in prison after having scammed NBA by millions of people for the Wnba Fasulla team
A man in Georgia was sentenced to 12 years in prison for scaming millions of dollars from a potential Basketball Hall of Famer.
The three -time defensive player of the year Dwight Howard testified in court that he gave Calvin Darden Jr. $ 7 million, thinking that it was an investment for the purchase of The dream of Atlanta di Wnba.
Howard, eight times all-star, then learned that Darden was not the owner of the team when Espn reported that the team had been sold to a group of investors.
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Orlando Magic’s Dwight Howard supports a call during a preset match against Miami Heat at the Amway Center on December 21, 2011, in Orlando, Fla. (Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)
Public ministries reported that Darden and a sports agent also deceived the former NBA player Chandler Parsons to send $ 1 million who should have helped in the development of James Wiseman, who was enrolled by the Golden State Warriors as a second overall choice in the draft of the 2020 NBA.
But the two did not know Wiseman and the player never agreed to be represented by the agent while claiming Parsons. Wiseman played the last time for the Indian Pacers before being exchanged with Toronto Raptors, who gave him up at the beginning of this year.
On Thursday, a judge of the Federal Court of Manhattan ordered Darden to give up $ 8 million and several luxury objects he acquired Mal Benia with his earnings, including a 3.7 million dollar Atlanta house, $ 600,000 in Jean-Michel Basquiat works of art, a Lamborghini and a Rolls-Rols.
Dwight Howard of the Los Angeles Lakers warms up in front of a match against Toronto Raptors at the Scotiabank Arena on March 18, 2022 in Toronto. (Cole Burston/Getty Images)
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Darden was sentenced by a jury in October of FLODE FIRE, Banking Frankish and accusations of money laundering.
Previously he had been sentenced to a year in Federal prison in New York for impersonating his father, Cal Darden, a former manager at the United Parcel Service based in Atlanta, in an attempt to buy Maxim Magazine.
Dwight Howard of the Los Angeles Lakers during a match against Orlando Magic on January 21, 2022, at the AMWay Center in Orlando, Fla. (Gary Bassing/Nbae via Getty Images)
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Atlanta’s dream was a co -owner time of the ex -republican senator Kelly Loeffler, but was pushed to sell after clashing with players for his opposition to the racial justice initiatives of the League.
Howard was the first choice of the 2004 NBA draft by the Orlando Magic.
The Associated Press has contributed to this report.
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