An Alabama state prosecutor said he will...
An Alabama state prosecutor said he will seek a jail term for sports agent Norby Walters, who goes on trial today in Tuscaloosa on three misdemeanor charges stemming from his dealings with former University of Alabama basketball star Derrick McKey.
“We got a conviction and a sentence of a year in an Alabama jail for Jim Abernethy at Opelika, and Lloyd Bloom pleaded guilty to breaking the law,” said Don Valeska, an assistant attorney general.
“Now, we want to put Norby Walters behind bars.”
Walters faces three criminal misdemeanor charges: commercial bribery, tampering with a sports contest and violation of the Deceptive Trade Practices Act.
The charges stem from his signing of McKey to a contract before McKey’s college eligibilty was completed. The University of Alabama was forced to return $250,000 of NCAA tournament money it received for games McKey played in after Walters advanced him a loan.
McKey, who now plays for the Seattle SuperSonics, also lost his senior year of eligibilty.
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