Perjury at Northwestern

Four former Northwestern players, including tailback Dennis Lundy, were indicted Thursday on charges of lying to federal grand juries investigating sports betting at the school.

Lundy, Christopher Gamble, Michael Senters and Gregory Gill were charged with perjury for lying about their relationship with student bookie Brian Ballarini.

“These four defendants fumbled their opportunity to participate in intercollegiate athletics and to maintain the integrity of athletic competition,” U.S. Attorney Scott Lassar told a Chicago news conference.

“Then they fumbled again and again when they had the opportunity to come clean and testify truthfully before the grand jury,” Lassar said.

Lundy, Gamble and Senters are accused of lying about bets they allegedly placed on Northwestern’s 1994 game against Ohio State. Prosecutors did not specify which games Gill was accused of betting on.

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