How an FBI agent’s wild Vegas weekend stained an investigation into NCAA basketball corruption

In November 2016, the FBI launched an investigation into college basketball. It was a big, big deal. But there’s this crazy subplot to the whole thing that revolved around this pivotal operation in Las Vegas that was at the core of this case.

March 9, 2023 5 AM PT

Jackeline Luna is a senior producer for video series. Before joining the Los Angeles Times, she interned for Politico, ABC7 and the Mercury News. She graduated from UC Berkeley with a master’s in journalism in May 2018.

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How an FBI agent’s wild Vegas weekend stained an investigation into NCAA basketball corruption

In November 2016, the FBI launched an investigation into college basketball. It was a big, big deal. But there’s this crazy subplot to the whole thing that revolved around this pivotal operation in Las Vegas that was at the core of this case.