The charges were unsealed by federal ‌prosecutors in Philadelphia following a grand jury and accuse the defendants of conspiring on games from about September 2022 through ⁠February 2025.

During the 2022-2023 CBA season, the ‌individuals sought to "fix" Chinese Basketball Association men's ​basketball games by "point shaving," prosecutors alleged in the documents filed in ‍the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Point shaving ‍is a form ‌of cheating in which individuals try to manipulate the margin of victory.

Some of those charged also allegedly sought to ⁠target games at Nicholls State University, Tulane University, Northwestern State University, La Salle University, DePaul University, Robert Morris University, University of Southern Mississippi, and North Carolina A&T State University.

Players at Kennesaw State University, Coppin State University, University of New Orleans, Abilene Christian University, Eastern Michigan, and Alabama State University ⁠were also targeted as part of ‌the scheme, according to the indictment, which was reported earlier by NBC News.

Prosecutors' charges include bribery in sporting contests and conspiracy to commit ⁠wire fraud.