Shane Hennen, a Las Vegas sports bettor indicted in three high-profile federal gambling cases, pleaded guilty to charges related to betting schemes involving the NBA, the NCAA and the Chinese Basketball Association on Wednesday in Philadelphia.
Hennen pleaded guilty to sports bribery, aiding and abetting and conspiracy charges related to wire fraud and money laundering in two of the cases in federal court.
The maximum sentence is 125 years in prison, according to the Department of Justice's plea memorandum. His sentencing is scheduled for Feb. 25, 2027.
Federal prosecutors from the U.S. Attorney's Office in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania say Hennen participated in a nearly three-year scheme that began around September 2022 and aimed to fix basketball games in the Chinese Basketball Association CBA and in NCAA basketball.
"The defendant engaged in the scheme as a 'fixer,' working together with others who recruited and bribed CBA and NCAA men's basketball players to underperform and help ensure their team failed to cover the spread," federal prosecutors stated in the court documents. "The defendant then placed large wagers on those games, and arranged for others to do so, generating proceeds for the scheme."
Hennen also pleaded guilty to participating in a scheme to use nonpublic information to bet on NBA games and players in a case from the Eastern District of New York involving Terry Rozier.
An attorney for Hennen declined comment when reached Thursday by ESPN.
Hennen is still facing charges in a third case involving allegedly rigged poker games backed by the Mafia. NBA coach and Hall of Famer Chauncey Billups and former NBA player and coach Damon Jones were also indicted in the poker case.
