In Mid-November, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the State of Massachusetts, arrested Adrian Kawuba for defrauding investors who believed they were financing sports in Africa and other nations. Kawuba guaranteed investors a return on their money in exchange for financing higher-risk, short term ventures. According to the prosecuting attorneys: “Kawuba allegedly used the money to pay for luxury goods and to pay purported returns to his investors – in some instances paying back an investor’s earlier investment with money that investors had just sent Kawuba for a new investment.” In […]
Continue Reading →There are rumors stemming from people associated with D1 schools in Texas of of illegal payments from alumni to athletes under the guise of ‘Name, Image, Likeness.’ In addition, it is alleged that athletes are making local deals with restaurants are often not aware there are huge tax implications on any money earned. These athletes separate small amounts of money paid (sort of) under-the-table, and big deals with major companies. Undoubtedly, financial “advisors” looking to take advantage of the naivete of the athletes. In an article by Laine Higgins for […]
Continue Reading →by Bruce Wolk for Sports Ethics If you have grown up loving football, and Brett Favre in particular, I cannot believe what he has done to ruin his reputation in these past months. First, there was the diversion of PPP funds that he and co-defendants at the University of Mississippi were able to hide away from deserving welfare recipients, only to re-emerge as a sleek volleyball center. As his daughter is on the volleyball team, aside from the nepotism angle, it all smacks of a sickening privilege. Irony of ironies, […]
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