Days after federal law enforcement officials apprehended a figure in the Jontay Porter case, two other individuals have been charged in connection with the brazen sports betting scheme.
The individuals, Timothy McCormack and Mahmuh Mollah, surrendered on Thursday ahead of an appearance in Brooklyn Federal Court. The appearance came two days after a Brooklyn man was charged for his role in the alleged NBA prop betting scheme. On Monday, law enforcement officials apprehended the individual, Long Phi Pham, as he attempted to board a one-way flight to Australia.
While Porter is not named in the complaint, it is abundantly clear he is the person described in court filings as “Player 1.” McCormack and Mollah allegedly conspired to devise a scheme to defraud a sportsbook operator described in the complaint as “Betting Company 1.” Another operator named in the complaint is identified as “Betting Company 2.”
It has been widely reported that'DraftKings was one of these betting companies. Porter also maintained a VIP betting account at FanDuel's Colorado sportsbook, reported in April. According to FanDuel, Porter did not wager on NBA games as an active player on an NBA roster after he signed with Toronto last fall.