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Hot dog money : inside the biggest scandal in the history of college sports / Guy Lawson.

Summary:

When the federal government catches hotshot financial adviser Louis Martin "Marty" Blazer defrauding his NFL-player clients, it's time to come clean. He has no reasonable defense. What he has is a bigger story to spill to the feds--that of a multibillion-dollar conspiracy that exploits the most talented college athletes and implicates one of the most popular entertainment industries in the nation. The DOJ is listening, and the truth could literally set Marty free. All he has to do is prove that the NCAA is a vast ongoing scam. Sent undercover by the FBI, Marty infiltrates the innermost circles of college basketball, a high-flying world of Miami clubs, New York luxury suites, and Las Vegas back rooms. Over a period of three years, covertly recording thousands of hours of conversations with coaches from many of the leading college teams, Marty reveals a large-scale epidemic of deception, bribery, and fraud within the NCAA. The stars seem aligned for the operation--if only Marty can keep the FBI itself from blowing the case. Journalist Guy Lawson digs deep into a true story about the lure of celebrity, sports, wealth, and crime, and the motivations of a man--on both sides of the law--who exploded a land mine of systemic all-American corruption.

Record details

ISBN: 9781662519666
ISBN: 1662519664
ISBN: 9781662519642
ISBN: 1662519648
Physical Description: 314 pages ; 23 cm
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: New York : Little A, [2024]
Copyright: ©2024

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:

Author's note -- Takedown -- The Proffer -- More, always more -- A million dollars from one kid -- Mafia: The movie -- Coaches -- This is how you do it in the NBA -- Racketerring -- Single malt -- The yacht -- I'm surprised there aren't more murders in this space -- Fuck the lawyers -- Groundhog Day -- Viva Las Vegas -- The king of LA -- The Cabana -- Keep on playing those mind games -- We have your playbook -- Guilty your honor -- Catch me if you can -- The supremes -- Acknolwedgments -- About the author.