NCAA男篮假球案中间人认罪：先操纵中国CBA比赛再转向美国大学联赛，涉39名球员与逾300万美元投注
美国宾夕法尼亚州费城：联邦检察官办公室10月26日宣布，32岁的 Roderick Winkler 已在联邦法院认罪，承认自己在一桩操纵美国大学篮球比赛的假球案中充当中间人（fixer）——该团伙先假球操纵中国男子篮球职业联赛（CBA）的比赛，再转向美国全国大学体育协会（NCAA）第一级别男篮比赛，全案涉及39名以上球员、17支以上球队与29场以上比赛，虚假投注额逾300万美元。
宾夕法尼亚东区联邦检察官 David Metcalf 表示，来自阿肯色州 Little Rock 的 Winkler 10月26日下午在联邦地区法官 Nitza I. Quiñones Alejandro 面前就体育竞赛贿赂、串谋电信欺诈与电信欺诈三项罪名认罪。他于今年1月被大陪审团起诉。
据法庭文件，这套假球手法从2022年9月前后持续到2025年2月。同谋者先从操纵 CBA 比赛获利，其后把目标转向 NCAA 比赛。Winkler 等中间人负责招募并贿赂 NCAA 男篮球员，要他们故意打差、让本队无法打出博彩盘口的让分，贿赂金额通常为每场1万至3万美元，再安排同伙在各博彩公司大额投注对家。
检方称，中间人专门挑那些贿金能明显补贴甚至超过其姓名、形象与肖像（NIL）合法收入的球员下手，也多挑弱队球员、要其输盘。许多球员接受了贿赂。全案造成各博彩公司逾110万美元损失。
Winkler 的量刑定于2月8日进行，他面临最高45年监禁、3年刑后监管释放与罚款。此案由联邦调查局（FBI）费城办公室调查，FBI 纽约办公室与纽约东区联邦检察官办公室协助，助理联邦检察官 Louis D. Lappen 与 Jerome M. Maiatico 负责起诉。
Fixer Roderick Winkler Pleads Guilty in NCAA Point-Shaving Scheme That Began With China's CBA, Involved 39 Players and Over $3 Million in Wagers
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania — Roderick Winkler, 32, of Little Rock, Arkansas, pleaded guilty on October 26 to bribery in sporting contests, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, and wire fraud for his role as a "fixer" in a scheme to rig NCAA Division I men's basketball games, U.S. Attorney David Metcalf announced. The scheme, which ran from about September 2022 to February 2025, first fixed games in China's Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) before turning to NCAA games, and involved more than 39 players on over 17 teams, more than 29 games, and more than $3 million in fraudulent wagers.
According to court filings, Winkler and other fixers recruited and bribed NCAA players to underperform so their teams failed to cover the point spread, offering bribes usually ranging from $10,000 to $30,000 per game, then arranged large wagers against those teams through sportsbooks. The fixers targeted players for whom the bribes would meaningfully supplement or exceed their legitimate Name-Image-Likeness compensation, and generally targeted players on underdog teams. Many players accepted. The scheme caused more than $1.1 million in losses to sportsbooks nationwide.
Winkler, who was indicted in January, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Nitza I. Quiñones Alejandro. Sentencing is scheduled for February 8; he faces a maximum of 45 years in prison, three years of supervised release, and a fine. The case was investigated by FBI Philadelphia, with assistance from FBI New York and the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York, and is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Louis D. Lappen and Jerome M. Maiatico.
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