The charges brought on former University of Toledo basketball player Sammy Villegas ((pictured, thanks nbc24.com)) have now been linked to the investigation of former football player Harvey "Scooter" McDougle, Junior, according to the FBI.
The McDougle investigation, highlighted on OSG Sports Radio last season, has now expanded according to an article by Joe Vardon in the Toledo Blade newspaper.
It had long been thought that the McDougle investigation was the only one occurring surrounding the Athletic Department.
Now, not so much...
Villegas is accused of taking bribes in order to shave points in his junior and senior season at UT- the 2004-05 and 2005-06 seasons. The indictment also alludes to another unnamed player Villegas recruited for the same purpose, and to an incident where it alleged Villegas missed two free throws in a contest against Central Michigan.
In March of 2007, McDougle was charged with betting on a Toledo football game and recruiting fellow athletes for the purpose of shaving points. Those charges were dropped the following month, but both sides in the investigation admitted the investigation itself had not been concluded.
It is still believed that McDougle will not face any further charges.
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((NB- Kristi Branam has her story in the video section))
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