Detroit-Area Gambler Faces Sentence In Toledo Sports Bribery
DETROIT (AP) - A federal judge in Detroit is expected to sentence the last of nine people convicted in a sports bribery scandal at the University of Toledo.
Mitchell "Ed" Karam is due in court Thursday.
Prosecutors say Karam was the "money man" who split bribes with another Detroit-area gambler, Ghazi "Gary" Manni. Seven Toledo basketball and football players got money and other gifts to alter their play in games a decade ago.
Karam's lawyer says he's in his 80s and has poor health. He says it would be "unthinkable" to send Karam to prison. In June, Manni was sentenced to nearly six years in prison for the Toledo scheme and other crimes.
Copyright 2015 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
