◤NBA◢ ◤T1 League◢ Dwight Howard's former agent Charles Briscoe charged by United States Justice Department over defrauding 4 professional players..

2023-03-24 19:32

◤NBA◢ ◤T1 League◢ Dwight Howard





The Athletic quoted the United States Justice Department on Thursday and reported that Charles Briscoe, the former agent of the famous NBA star Magic Beast, Dwight Howard, was indicted for allegedly collaborating with others to design a scheme to defraud four professional basketball players.


According to report, Briscoe and three accomplices were arrested by the FBI in the Southern District of New York for allegedly using a shell company opened by the former to conduct a total of $13 million in wire fraud from four players whose identities were kept secret. If convicted, Briscoe and his accomplices could face up to 20 years in prison with the court charges.


The report also pointed out that the suspects charged alongside Charles Briscoe includes 49-year-old investment consultant Daryl Cohen, financial planner Brian Gilder and Calvin Darden Jr. The four men were also previously indicted in Delaware State court for allegedly fraudulently spoofing as player agent in exchange for funds for the shell company.


In addition, according to a follow-up report made by the ESPN, Briscoe was deprived of the right to be certified as an agent by the NBA in December 2022 due to multiple fraud charges. At that time, players who were represented by him as agent were also ordered to replace a new agent as soon as possible.


When Howard played for the Los Angeles Lakers previously, the 35-year-old Briscoe was his agent. The two parties suspected to have parted ways after the latter was sued for his alleged fraudulent activities.


Nicknamed Magic Beast, the 37-year-old Howard is 2.08 meters tall and plays as a center. He was selected by the Orlando Magic with the No. 1 pick in the 2004 NBA draft.


In the 18 years of his career in the NBA, Howard not only played for the Magic, but also played for the Houston Rockets, Atlanta Hawks, Charlotte Hornets, Philadelphia 76ers and Washington Wizards. He also played for the Los Angeles Lakers four times, becoming one of their members who won the championship in 2008, and was also selected to the NBA All-Star 8 times.


On November 7, 2022, Howard joined the Taoyuan Leopards with a high annual salary of US$1 million, becoming the most expensive star in the history of the Taiwan's T1 League.


Since joining Taoyuan Leopards, Howard has played 15 times for the team in a total of 34 minutes, averaged 24.7 points, 29.2 rebounds, 5.2 assists, 0.5 steals, 1.3 interceptions, and his shooting percentage is 52.6%.