前大学篮球后卫克里萨在克拉克斯堡就220万美元电汇欺诈认罪
据西弗吉尼亚州北区联邦检察官办公室10月8日通报，前大学篮球后卫克尔·克里萨（25岁，爱沙尼亚籍）在克拉克斯堡联邦法院就一项220万美元电汇欺诈罪认罪。
克里萨曾效力于肯塔基、亚利桑那、西弗吉尼亚和辛辛那提大学篮球队。他承认自2022年起冒充虚构的第三方实施诈骗，包括2026年2月以化名“Irene”发送信息索要9,000美元。他于7月3日在肯塔基州列克星敦被捕。
根据认罪协议，原5项罪名中的其余4项被撤销。量刑定于12月22日，最高可判24个月监禁。
联邦检察官马修·L·哈维在声明中说：“金融欺诈不是游戏，”并表示无论被告有何公众身份，检察官办公室都将追查欺诈行为。
Former College Guard Kerr Kriisa Pleads Guilty to $2.2 Million Wire Fraud in Clarksburg
Former college basketball player Kerr Kriisa, 25, pleaded guilty in federal court in Clarksburg, West Virginia, to one count of wire fraud involving $2.2 million, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of West Virginia announced on October 8.
Kriisa, an Estonian national who played guard for Kentucky, Arizona, West Virginia and Cincinnati, admitted to a scheme dating to 2022 in which he impersonated fictitious third parties to defraud victims — including messages sent under the alias "Irene" in February 2026 demanding $9,000. He was arrested July 3 in Lexington, Kentucky.
Under the plea agreement, four of the original five counts were dismissed. Sentencing is set for December 22, with a maximum penalty of 24 months in prison.
"Financial fraud is not a game," U.S. Attorney Matthew L. Harvey said in a statement, adding that the office will pursue fraud schemes regardless of the defendant's public profile.
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