Marves Fairley pleads guilty as NBA betting probe widens

Marves Fairley pleaded guilty Thursday (May 28) in federal court in Brooklyn, a major development in the widening sports betting investigation that has drawn in gamblers, intermediaries and former NBA figures . During a change-of-plea hearing before U.S. Marutollo, Fairley entered guilty pleas to two counts in the NBA case and five counts in a separate suit, including sports bribery, conspiracy to commit wire fraud and wire fraud.