US EditionMan who swindled former NBA Defensive Player of the Year gets 12 years in prison
- Calvin Darden Jr., an Atlanta businessman, received over 12 years in prison on Thursday for fraud.
- Darden's scheme involved falsely claiming to secure the WNBA's Atlanta Dream purchase.
- Darden defrauded Dwight Howard of $7 million and Chandler Parsons of $1 million.
- Howard testified that Darden convinced him the $7 million was an investment for the Dream.
- The court mandated Darden forfeit $8 million in assets, including a mansion and artwork.
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Dwight Howard scammer gets 12 years in prison for fake plot to buy WNBA’s Dream
A Manhattan jury in October convicted Calvin Darden Jr. of cheating Dwight Howard — who had been one of the NBA’s most dominant players in his prime — out of $7 million in a bogus scheme to buy the WNBA’s Atlanta Dream.
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Georgia man gets 12 years in jail after scamming $7 million from NBA star who wanted to invest in WNBA team
close Video Fox News Flash top sports headlines for April 3 Fox News Flash top sports headlines are here. Check out what’s clicking on Foxnews.com. A man in Georgia was sentenced to 12 years in jail for scamming millions of dollars from a potential basketball Hall of Famer. Three-time Defensive Player of the Year Dwight Howard testified in court that he gave Calvin Darden Jr. $7 million, thinking it was an investment toward the purchase of th…
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Businessman who scammed ex-NBA star Dwight Howard in fake bid for WNBA team gets 12 years in prison
A Georgia businessman who scammed former NBA star Dwight Howard out of millions of dollars in a bogus scheme to buy the WNBA’s Atlanta Dream has been sentenced to more than 12 years in federal prison.
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