- Timothy McCormack is the primary particular person sentenced in a widening NBA insider-betting conspiracy case
- Feds say Jontay Porter recreation exits had been tipped forward, triggering prop-bet unders
- Terry Rozier denies fees; Porter pleaded responsible and awaits sentencing
A 38-year-old New York man has been sentenced to 2 years in jail for his function in a sweeping playing conspiracy that concerned NBA gamers supplying insiders with confidential data.
A selfie taken by the betting syndicate at an Atlantic Metropolis on line casino the place a number of the fraudulent bets had been positioned reveals Timothy McCormack, third from left in black baseball cap. Additionally pictured are a few of his fellow defendants: Ammar Awawdeh, left, Bruce Pham, and Mahmud Mollah, proper. (Picture: US Dist. Courtroom for the Japanese Dist. of New York)
Timothy McCormack is the primary defendant to be sentenced in relation to the scheme, which federal prosecutors say concerned former Toronto Raptors ahead Jontay Porter, who has been banned for all times from the NBA, and Miami Warmth guard Terry Rozier, who has denied wrongdoing.
McCormack was amongst a number of people charged in June 2024 for his or her alleged involvement in a betting scheme tied to Porter. In October 2025, a much wider indictment was unsealed, naming a number of NBA figures, together with Rozier and Chauncey Billups, in reference to associated playing allegations.
Playing Downside
McCormack admitted to putting bets utilizing insider data that Porter — and, in a separate occasion cited by prosecutors, Rozier, then with the Charlotte Hornets — would go away video games early. That data made sure “underneath” prop bets extraordinarily prone to repay. He pleaded responsible final 12 months to conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
McCormack was “not as culpable as a few of his co-conspirators” however was nonetheless a key participant in a “chilly, onerous fraud,” prosecutor David Berman stated at sentencing.
In imposing a sentence under the 4 years sought by prosecutors, US District Decide LaShann DeArcy Corridor credited McCormack’s declare that his conduct was pushed partly by a longstanding playing dependancy.
“He has an dependancy,” DeArcy Corridor stated, in accordance with Reuters. “I don’t imagine the conduct Mr. McCormack engaged in defines him.”
The choose added, nonetheless, that the scheme had undermined the integrity {of professional} sports activities.
“There isn’t any query this can be a severe crime,” she stated. “Sports activities issues to me as a person, because it ought to to society.”
Suspicious Betting Patterns
Prosecutors stated McCormack and his co-conspirators positioned “underneath” bets on Porter in a January 26 recreation towards the Los Angeles Clippers, and in a March 20 recreation towards the Sacramento Kings — each Raptors losses. Courtroom filings allege Porter informed the group prematurely that he would exit every recreation early whereas citing harm.
The betting syndicate stood to win $1,272,875 via DraftKings and FanDuel, although most of these funds had been frozen after the operators detected suspicious wagering patterns.
Porter pleaded responsible to a federal conspiracy cost in 2024 and is awaiting sentencing.
Individually, prosecutors allege that earlier than a March 23, 2023, recreation between the Charlotte Hornets and New Orleans Pelicans, Rozier informed a longtime pal that he deliberate to go away the sport early due to an harm. That data wasn’t public on the time, and was allegedly relayed to bettors earlier than wagering traces shifted.
Rozier pleaded not responsible on Dec. 8, 2025, to federal fees of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and conspiracy to commit cash laundering. His case stays pending.
