by Associated Press Published: May 2,2012
Tags: athletes, athletics, football, fraud, investing, investors, jail, prison, professional athletes, professional athletics, professional sports, sentencing
JACKSON — Former NFL football player Jeffrey Walker is going to prison for defrauding investors in four states of more than $2 million in what prosecutors say was a land development scheme involving property in China. A federal judge sentenced Walker to 45 months for wire fraud and 36 months for tax evasion. The sentences [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: April 27,2012
Tags: athleitcs, athletes, automobile dealerships, automobiles, bankrupt, bankruptcy, car dealerships, courts, lawsuit, professional athletes, retail, settlement
JACKSON — A lawyer for Deuce McAllister says a deal has been reached with Nissan Motor Acceptance Corp. in a federal lawsuit over the former Ole Miss and New Orleans Saints running back’s failed Mississippi car dealership. Attorney Joe Roberts tells The Associated Press the settlement has been submitted to the court for approval. He [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 21,2012
Tags: athletes, athletics, courts, fraud, investing, investments, investors, judge, judicial, judiciary, professional athletes, professional sports, scam, scheme, sentencing, tax evasion, taxes, wire fraud
MADISON — A federal judge has put off a former NFL player’s sentencing to give prosecutors time to notify possible fraud victims in Mississippi, Tennessee, Florida and Arizona. The Clarion-Ledger reports that the amount of Jeffrey Walker’s restitution payment will depend on the number of victims. Sentencing had been scheduled for last Friday. Federal assistant [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: January 3,2012
Tags: athlete, automakers, automobiles, Automotive, bankruptcy, car dealerships, Cars, lawsuit, professional athletes, retail, sports, vehicles
JACKSON — A federal judge has set a deadline for settlement negotiations in a lawsuit between Nissan Motor Acceptance Corp. and Deuce McAllister related to a car dealership the former New Orleans Saints star owned in Mississippi. U.S. Magistrate Judge Linda R. Anderson set a telephone conference for Jan. 5 and said discovery will resume [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: October 7,2011
Tags: athletes, athletics, courts, investing, investments, investors, pleas, professional athletes, professional sports, scam, scheme, sentencing, sports
JACKSON — A former National Football League player and Mississippi businessman has admitted to using investors’ money for a planned resort area in China and to buy himself a luxury van, a boat and other items. The Clarion-Ledger reports 48-year-old Jeffrey L. Walker, formerly of Madison, pleaded guilty yesterday in U.S. District Court to wire [...] [...]
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