20 Biggest Cheaters In Sports How They Did It
Isaac Burton Jr / Stevin Smith
NBA Basketball
PHOENIX — Deep in debt from gambling, Stevin Smith asked Arizona State teammate Isaac Burton Jr. in 1994 if he would miss some free throws against Oregon State, if needed, to shave points. That conspiracy turned into what federal officials Friday called one of the nation's worst sports gambling scandals.
In an agreement struck with federal prosecutors, Smith, 25, and Burton, 24, pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges. The two former Sun Devils admitted taking the bribes for fixing four games in 1994. The FBI also announced a 72-count indictment against four men accused of conspiring to fix games. More indictments are expected.
