Cris Carter of the Philadelphia Eagles was...

Cris Carter of the Philadelphia Eagles was ordered to pay a $15,000 fine and perform 600 hours of community service, becoming the first athlete to receive a criminal sentence for dealing with sports agents before his college eligibility expired.

U.S. District Judge Brian Barnett Duff said Carter had committed a serious crime by lying to a federal grand jury about accepting money from agents Norby Walters, Lloyd Bloom and David Lueddeke.

Carter, 23, pleaded guilty to one count each of mail fraud and obstruction of justice on Sept. 16 and faced up to 10 years in prison and $500,000 in fines.