The attorney for Tony Bland contended that the former USC associate head coach shouldn’t serve prison time after pleading guilty in the federal investigation into bribery and corruption in college basketball.
Though the sentencing guideline in Bland’s agreement with prosecutors calls for six to 12 months in prison, Lichtman noted the term can instead be fulfilled with probation. He cited a variety of mitigating factors, including Bland’s lack of a criminal history, community service and a difficult childhood when he was “exposed to violence and mental illness” at home.
Dawkins and Code were convicted this month of bribery and conspiracy to commit bribery in a second trial stemming from the investigation. The jury acquitted the defendants of charges they victimized universities including USC. Three other former college assistant coaches — Lamont Evans , Chuck Person and Book Richardson — have also accepted plea deals and will be sentenced later this year.
Prosecutors originally charged Bland with accepting a $13,000 bribe from an undercover FBI agent posing as an investor in the sports management company during the Las Vegas meeting. Bank records previously detailed by the Los Angeles Times, however, showed Dawkins deposited $8,900 in cash the same day.
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