Ex-Adidas officials sentenced to prison in NCAA recruiting scandal.
Business manager Christian Dawkins arrives to court in New York on March 5, 2019.Get breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings.A former Adidas executive and two other men were sentenced to prison Tuesday by a judge who said he wanted to send a"great big warning light to the basketball world" after
Former Adidas executive James Gatto, business manager Christian Dawkins and Merl Code, a former Adidas consultant, were convicted in October of conspiracy to commit wire fraud for funneling illegal payments to families of recruits to Louisville, Kansas and North Carolina State. NCAA President Mark Emmert has said an independent enforcement body to adjudicate major infractions cases could be in place by August.
The judge acknowledged none of the defendants"took home a nickel" from the scheme, but said it was wrong to say there was no economic motive because each defendant's career stood to benefit.
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