((HT: University of Mississippi))
Here's the note from the school in its entirety:
A handwritten note threatening damage to trees and shrubs in the Grove at the University of Mississippi and signed "Hail State/Go to Hell TSUN" was turned over to the Jackson office of the FBI today (Nov. 26) by UM Police Chief Calvin Sellers.
The note, which arrived on campus late Tuesday (Nov. 25), said:
"What's going to happen to ya'll on the field Saturday Aint nothing compared to what's going to happen on your beautiful campus. You won't be one of the most pretty campus's Next year. A lot of shrubs and trees are going to die; especially in the grove. Can't stop us" (signed) "Hail State Go to Hell TSUN."
Law enforcement authorities are taking the threat seriously and are encouraging fans to report suspicious behavior, Sellers said. In addition, he said, law enforcement resources have been added to address fan safety inside and outside the stadium.
"This longtime football rivalry has separated families and friends for generations, but while it's spirited, our attention has been focused mostly on the football field," Sellers said. "We encourage everyone to remember that this is a game, after all, not a time for hate. We are hopeful that passions have not escalated to the point that someone is prepared to do damage to a landmark for which all Mississippians take great pride."
Just what the Ess-E-Cee needs on another rivalry weekend...
Another round of this...
((HT: Paul Finebaum Radio Network))
It's under investigation...
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Wednesday, November 26, 2014
Saturday, May 31, 2014
Reports: Phil Mickelson Part of Insider Trading Investigation--UPDATED
((ht: dealbook.nytimes.com))
Hmmmm....
Masters champ and PGA Tour golfer Phil Mickelson is one of several interesting names being bandied about during a federal insider trading investigation.
F.B.I and Security and Exchange Commission Investigators are looking into some trades made by Mickelson, a Sports gambler by the name of William T. Waters and possibly investor Carl Icahn.
No charges have been filed, but the investigation began after reports began to surface that Icahn may have shared some insider information with Waters, who passed on the information to Mickelson.
For their part, investigators have not connected Icahn and Mickelson, but the golfer does have some connection to Waters. And Waters is a known and successful Sports gambler who owns a Las Vegas area golf course.
Hmmmm....
Read more from the NY Times RIGHT HERE
This is interesting. We don't profess to know how investigators will tie all these allegations together but they raise plenty of questions.
For people who don't run in the circles of multi-millionaires like these guys, it wouldn't be a shock that information like this is shared.
But it would be a shock to find out their hero Phil Mickelson could be involved in doing it. There have been whispers for years that Mickelson is or was a heavy gambler, which could easily explain the relationship with Mr. Waters.
It will be very interesting to see if or how this all plays out....
**UPDATE**---Mickelson released a statement Saturday afternoon stating that he has been cooperating with investigators and due to the nature of the investigation, can't talk further about it.
For no real reason, we chose this video of Mickelson...because we don't have a TV News story on this investigation...
Hmmmm....
Masters champ and PGA Tour golfer Phil Mickelson is one of several interesting names being bandied about during a federal insider trading investigation.
F.B.I and Security and Exchange Commission Investigators are looking into some trades made by Mickelson, a Sports gambler by the name of William T. Waters and possibly investor Carl Icahn.
No charges have been filed, but the investigation began after reports began to surface that Icahn may have shared some insider information with Waters, who passed on the information to Mickelson.
For their part, investigators have not connected Icahn and Mickelson, but the golfer does have some connection to Waters. And Waters is a known and successful Sports gambler who owns a Las Vegas area golf course.
Hmmmm....
Read more from the NY Times RIGHT HERE
This is interesting. We don't profess to know how investigators will tie all these allegations together but they raise plenty of questions.
For people who don't run in the circles of multi-millionaires like these guys, it wouldn't be a shock that information like this is shared.
But it would be a shock to find out their hero Phil Mickelson could be involved in doing it. There have been whispers for years that Mickelson is or was a heavy gambler, which could easily explain the relationship with Mr. Waters.
It will be very interesting to see if or how this all plays out....
**UPDATE**---Mickelson released a statement Saturday afternoon stating that he has been cooperating with investigators and due to the nature of the investigation, can't talk further about it.
For no real reason, we chose this video of Mickelson...because we don't have a TV News story on this investigation...
Tuesday, January 7, 2014
UTEP Hoops Kicks Off 3 For Betting
((HT: KVIA-TV/ESPN))
And, is it just us, or does Tim Floyd look old and tired now...???
The University of Texas-El Paso men's hoops program has kicked three players off their team for alleged betting- but not on their own games at present- as determined by an FBI investigation that is still ongoing...
Justin Crosgile, McKenzie Moore, and Jalen Ragland were kicked off the team and kicked out of school. Head coach Tim Floyd maintained in an afternoon press conference that the information on the three came from a tip to his office, but he declined to say who gave the tip...
Floyd tried to joke the situation off saying he "felt sorry for the kids on the team and the fans." He also asked the fans in El Paso to "let him know if they see any point guards in the grocery store."
"We are privy to the fact that they violated rules, but we do know that up to now they were not betting on UTEP games," Ricardo Adauto, the school's executive vice president of legal affairs, said in the afternoon news conference...
Jeff Goodman caught up with Jim Basquil to talk about just how bad this is...
Here's the full statement released by the school this afternoon:
“Last month, we received information that two men’s basketball players may have been betting on sporting events. Immediately Director of Athletics Bob Stull, men’s basketball coach Tim Floyd and Richard Adauto from the President’s Office reported these allegations to university police and the FBI. Law enforcement authorities conducted a thorough investigation and determined that three men’s basketball student-athletes – Justin Crosgile, McKenzie Moore and Jalen Ragland – participated in betting on one or more sporting events. To date, there was no indication that point shaving was involved. However, per NCAA rules, any type of sports gambling is prohibited and results in a one-year suspension and loss of a year of eligibility. All three players are upperclassmen, and therefore their college basketball careers are over. They are no longer enrolled at UTEP and are no longer a part of our basketball program.”
But the larger question will become, over time, just how much Stull and Floyd knew and when they knew it...
And, is it just us, or does Tim Floyd look old and tired now...???
The University of Texas-El Paso men's hoops program has kicked three players off their team for alleged betting- but not on their own games at present- as determined by an FBI investigation that is still ongoing...
Justin Crosgile, McKenzie Moore, and Jalen Ragland were kicked off the team and kicked out of school. Head coach Tim Floyd maintained in an afternoon press conference that the information on the three came from a tip to his office, but he declined to say who gave the tip...
Floyd tried to joke the situation off saying he "felt sorry for the kids on the team and the fans." He also asked the fans in El Paso to "let him know if they see any point guards in the grocery store."
"We are privy to the fact that they violated rules, but we do know that up to now they were not betting on UTEP games," Ricardo Adauto, the school's executive vice president of legal affairs, said in the afternoon news conference...
Jeff Goodman caught up with Jim Basquil to talk about just how bad this is...
Here's the full statement released by the school this afternoon:
“Last month, we received information that two men’s basketball players may have been betting on sporting events. Immediately Director of Athletics Bob Stull, men’s basketball coach Tim Floyd and Richard Adauto from the President’s Office reported these allegations to university police and the FBI. Law enforcement authorities conducted a thorough investigation and determined that three men’s basketball student-athletes – Justin Crosgile, McKenzie Moore and Jalen Ragland – participated in betting on one or more sporting events. To date, there was no indication that point shaving was involved. However, per NCAA rules, any type of sports gambling is prohibited and results in a one-year suspension and loss of a year of eligibility. All three players are upperclassmen, and therefore their college basketball careers are over. They are no longer enrolled at UTEP and are no longer a part of our basketball program.”
But the larger question will become, over time, just how much Stull and Floyd knew and when they knew it...
Tuesday, June 4, 2013
Former Auburn Hoops Player Indicted For Point Shaving
((HT: WSFA-TV))
Kyievarez "Varez" Ward is alleged to "have conspired with others to bribe or solicit one or more individuals to influence a sporting contest, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 371."
Translation: Two counts of point-shaving while he was playing for Auburn...
Ward and teammate Chris Denson, were suspended before the February 25th, 2012 home game against the Arkansas Razorbacks after allegations of poor play involving point-shaving.
Denson was questioned and was cleared.
Auburn University Athletics issued a statement shortly after Ward's suspension:
"Auburn officials were made aware of a rumor regarding an allegation two weeks ago and immediately reported it to the FBI, the NCAA and the SEC. Because of the nature of the allegation, Auburn is not in a position to make any further comment on the situation."
Of course not...
Ward attended Montgomery-Jefferson Davis High School and is no longer enrolled at Auburn.
Here's what Tony Barbee saw in Ward from his time at Texas...
Read more from al.com's Brendan Kirby hyah as he looks inside the indictment that was unsealed this week...
Kyievarez "Varez" Ward is alleged to "have conspired with others to bribe or solicit one or more individuals to influence a sporting contest, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 371."
Translation: Two counts of point-shaving while he was playing for Auburn...
Ward and teammate Chris Denson, were suspended before the February 25th, 2012 home game against the Arkansas Razorbacks after allegations of poor play involving point-shaving.
Denson was questioned and was cleared.
Auburn University Athletics issued a statement shortly after Ward's suspension:
"Auburn officials were made aware of a rumor regarding an allegation two weeks ago and immediately reported it to the FBI, the NCAA and the SEC. Because of the nature of the allegation, Auburn is not in a position to make any further comment on the situation."
Of course not...
Ward attended Montgomery-Jefferson Davis High School and is no longer enrolled at Auburn.
Here's what Tony Barbee saw in Ward from his time at Texas...
Read more from al.com's Brendan Kirby hyah as he looks inside the indictment that was unsealed this week...
Monday, April 22, 2013
Haslam Announces Pilot Flying J Changes, Not Taking Questions...
((HT: WBIR-TV))
Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam decided to give a rather lengthy statement addressing accusations with his truck stop corporation- Pilot/Flying J...
He took no questions and maintains that the actions involving the federal investigation in Knoxville will not effect his activity as the new owner of the Cleveland Browns.
Here's the presser/reading/recounting of the last week of Haslam's life...
The key for Haslam and Pilot/Flying J is to figure out how to address the issues in and around VP/Sales John Freeman- who was heard on tape saying that Haslam knew about the rebate scam that he is accused of holding back from the independent and smaller trucking companies involved in the complaint.
Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam decided to give a rather lengthy statement addressing accusations with his truck stop corporation- Pilot/Flying J...
He took no questions and maintains that the actions involving the federal investigation in Knoxville will not effect his activity as the new owner of the Cleveland Browns.
Here's the presser/reading/recounting of the last week of Haslam's life...
The key for Haslam and Pilot/Flying J is to figure out how to address the issues in and around VP/Sales John Freeman- who was heard on tape saying that Haslam knew about the rebate scam that he is accused of holding back from the independent and smaller trucking companies involved in the complaint.
Thursday, April 18, 2013
DEVELOPING: Jimmy Haslam Might Be In Big Trouble
((HT: WBIR-TV/Cleveland Plain Dealer, Caniglia))
Business may have picked up for Pilot/Flying J truck stop and Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam- and not in a good way.
Documents filed in federal court maintain that Haslam knew about fraud committed by sales reps who targeted trucking companies through their rebate program. The documents also say that Haslam was present for discussions. Confidential informants were used to gather information against the company starting in 2011.
The 120-page affidavit led to Monday's search warrant on Pilot/Flying J's headquarters. The reps reportedly withheld the rebates to improve the company's bottom line and give the sales department higher commissions.
From Caniglia:
The affidavit makes clear what Haslam knew: "(A confidential informant) further advised that the rebate fraud has occurred with the knowledge of Pilot's current President Mark Hazelwood and Pilot's Chief Executive Officer James A. "Jimmy" Haslam III due to the fact that the rebate fraud-related activities have been discussed during sales meetings in Knoxville, Tenn., in which Hazelwood and Haslam have been present."
Here was the party line from Pilot/Flying J
Business may have picked up for Pilot/Flying J truck stop and Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam- and not in a good way.
Documents filed in federal court maintain that Haslam knew about fraud committed by sales reps who targeted trucking companies through their rebate program. The documents also say that Haslam was present for discussions. Confidential informants were used to gather information against the company starting in 2011.
The 120-page affidavit led to Monday's search warrant on Pilot/Flying J's headquarters. The reps reportedly withheld the rebates to improve the company's bottom line and give the sales department higher commissions.
From Caniglia:
The affidavit makes clear what Haslam knew: "(A confidential informant) further advised that the rebate fraud has occurred with the knowledge of Pilot's current President Mark Hazelwood and Pilot's Chief Executive Officer James A. "Jimmy" Haslam III due to the fact that the rebate fraud-related activities have been discussed during sales meetings in Knoxville, Tenn., in which Hazelwood and Haslam have been present."
Here was the party line from Pilot/Flying J
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Browns Owner Haslam Has Flying J Under Investigation
((HT: WBIR-TV))
Pilot/Flying J CEO Jimmy Haslam addressed the recent federal investigation into his company this afternoon as the IRS and FBI swirl around his Knoxville headquarters.
Haslam said this has never happened to Pilot/Flying J before and thinks the investigation doesn't involve tax issues. During the press conference, Haslam said his employees "run a tight ship," and the company is conducting its own internal investigation.
He thinks the investigation centers around unpaid rebates- a point Pilot/Flying J disputes...
Eastern District US Attorney Bill Killian confirmed that a total of four search warrants were issued and served to Pilot Flying J, but a spokesperson says it's only two.
Pilot Flying J claims not to know why the investigation continues...
Here's the Haslam presser from this afternoon...
Pilot/Flying J CEO Jimmy Haslam addressed the recent federal investigation into his company this afternoon as the IRS and FBI swirl around his Knoxville headquarters.
Haslam said this has never happened to Pilot/Flying J before and thinks the investigation doesn't involve tax issues. During the press conference, Haslam said his employees "run a tight ship," and the company is conducting its own internal investigation.
He thinks the investigation centers around unpaid rebates- a point Pilot/Flying J disputes...
Eastern District US Attorney Bill Killian confirmed that a total of four search warrants were issued and served to Pilot Flying J, but a spokesperson says it's only two.
Pilot Flying J claims not to know why the investigation continues...
Here's the Haslam presser from this afternoon...
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