Jailhawks acknowledge subpoena

[flacat22]

The University of Kansas acknowledged it received a subpoena from the FBI as part of the FBI's ongoing investigation into alleged widespread corruption within college basketball.

On Tuesday, Pat Forde, Pete Thamel and Dan Wetzel of Yahoo Sports reported the school responded to an open records request by stating it's "cooperating with the government inquiry."

https://bleacherreport.com/articles...i-college-basketball-corruption-investigation

Don't bother clicking the link as I pasted it all. Just citing my source. The report Ive seen elsewhere states that adidas spoke of offering DeSouza another 20K to get him away from Under Armour and Maryland where he was thought to be a lock. And to think, these dirty sumbitches got him eligible midseason after Preston was exposed.

#nobodyputssubpoenasinthecorner
#silvioputssubpoenasinthecorner

 

[Blueblood410]

Self getting out of town.

 

[RoyKent]

Passan hammering KU

 

[MdWIldcat55]

This is from the Yahoo article that broke the news on the subpoenas:

"The contract signed earlier this month by new Kansas athletic director Jeff Long shows that he’s protecting himself from potential fallout from the federal investigation. The agreement asserts that if the university has restrictions or probation in men’s basketball pertaining to issues that arose before Long’s arrival, his contract – which is for $1.5 million per year – will be extended equal to the length of the penalties."

What a shabby, squalid place Kansas is. To sign an AD you have to offer inducements to cover him from the slime of the FBI investigations and eventual NCAA sanctions you are targets of.

The KU lemmings who post here pretend they have nothing to worry about from the FBI and NCAA. Your new AD clearly knows better.

 

[dckala2_rivals16641]

How many years in a row is this now of a Kansas player having to sit out, etc. Preston and de Sousa were both funnelled to ku by adidas no doubt.

Add in all the off court issues and you can tell it’s win at all costs in Lawrence.

 

[flacat22]

Forde and Thameltoe's article on Yahoo..
https://sports.yahoo.com/cristiano-...juventus-done-deal-per-reports-153426263.html

Kansas tacitly acknowledges being subpoenaed in ongoing federal basketball investigation

The University of Kansas tacitly acknowledged that it has been subpoenaed by the federal government in the ongoing federal basketball investigation, according to a recent response to a public records request.

Kansas Open Records Act request, the school replied to a request for “any subpoenas received by (University of) Kansas… in relation to the ongoing federal investigation of college basketball” by stating it “has public records that are responsive to your request.” The university also stated it is “cooperating with the government inquiry.”" data-reactid="17">In an email to Yahoo Sports in response to a Kansas Open Records Act request, the school replied to a request for “any subpoenas received by (University of) Kansas… in relation to the ongoing federal investigation of college basketball” by stating it “has public records that are responsive to your request.” The university also stated it is “cooperating with the government inquiry.”

The university denied Yahoo’s April request for copies of subpoenas, citing the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act and saying their release would “constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.” Multiple lawyers and document experts contacted by Yahoo Sports confirmed that the language used by the university is an acknowledgement of the school being subpoenaed by the federal government.

In response to a request for comment Monday, a University of Kansas spokesman referred Yahoo Sports to an earlier statement regarding the indictment that identified Kansas as a victim and expressed confidence that the school’s staff followed the rules.

University of Maryland received multiple subpoenas in the case, including one last month in which the feds sought information pertaining to current Kansas forward Silvio De Sousa. One of the subpoenas asked for “communications, regarding or relating to the recruitment, eligibility and/or amateur status of prospective student-athlete Silvio De Sousa.”" data-reactid="31">The tacit confirmation that Kansas has been subpoenaed comes as little surprise, as the university’s ties to the sweeping federal basketball investigation have been amplified in recent months. Yahoo Sports reported on Friday that the University of Maryland received multiple subpoenas in the case, including one last month in which the feds sought information pertaining to current Kansas forward Silvio De Sousa. One of the subpoenas asked for “communications, regarding or relating to the recruitment, eligibility and/or amateur status of prospective student-athlete Silvio De Sousa.”

De Sousa enrolled at Kansas for the second semester of the 2017-18 season and was cleared for play for the Jayhawks in December. In September of 2017, according to federal documents, adidas officials spoke about making “another $20,000 payment” to De Sousa’s guardian to help him get “out from under” a deal with a rival apparel company. (The guardian, Fenny Falmagne, has denied taking payments to The Kansas City Star.) De Sousa had played for an Under Armour-sponsored high school and was regarded by recruiting analysts as a near-lock to attend Maryland, an Under Armour-sponsored college. De Sousa, who originally hails from Angola, averaged four points and 3.7 rebounds in 20 games with the Jayhawks.

Kansas basketball is considered the flagship program of adidas, the apparel company that’s found itself squarely in the federal investigation’s crosshairs. Long-time adidas executive Jim Gatto faces felony wire fraud charges. The same April superseding indictment that mentions the alleged payment for De Sousa also alleges that a veteran adidas consultant, T.J. Gassnola, and Gatto “conspired to illicitly funnel approximately at least $90,000” from adidas to the mother of Billy Preston, a former blue-chip Kansas recruit.

Preston enrolled at Kansas but never played in a regular-season game after the NCAA began investigating his automobile following an accident in November. Preston left school in January to play professionally in Bosnia and recently signed a two-way contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers.

The indictment details Gassnola, a Massachusetts-based AAU coach, giving separate payments of $30,000 and $20,000 to a parent of Preston’s in hotel rooms in New York and Las Vegas. Gassnola pled guilty to a felony count of wire fraud conspiracy earlier this spring and agreed to cooperate with prosecutors.

 

[FrankUnderwood]

@Nooneputsbabyinacorner is real nervous

 

[Ben101er]

I would give half my estate to hear that Higgins was the bag man. [devil]

 

[DerekMcPwn]

@Nooneputsbabyinacorner is real nervous

So nervous he actually visited a Kansas forum.

 

[flacat22]

Passan hammering KU

Wow, the amount of butthurt in the comments is hilarious.

 

[Cardsstink]

Let's hear babyinacorner run his mouth in this thread like he does in all the others. Can't wait to hear the spin.

 

[Schwagg]

There is no doubt after De Suzy is ruled ineligible retroactive to last year, that the lucky Cheathawks final four banner will be tossed in File 13.

 

[DerekMcPwn]

Let's hear babyinacorner run his mouth in this thread like he does in all the others

Wait, I got you.

Nooneoitsbabdutfhabdocorner: “All of Kansas’ recruiting is above-board. The school committed no violations and has nothing to hide, which is why it is voluntarily responding to the involuntary subpoena. The flagship school of the Adidas brand couldn’t possibly be associated with an Adidas pay-for-play scandal. Hail Rug. #KU 40-0.”

 

[morgousky]

@Nooneputsbabyinacorner is real nervous

Its always been coming.

 

[LineSkiCat14]

I have to imagine that Sousa is done for. Kansas is going to have to keep him out, and it's not like he's a hugely impact player.

But yea, I don't think he plays again. Kansas' frontcourt takes a hit.

 

[coach-2]

@Nooneputsbabyinacorner is real nervous

She’s not smart enough to be nervous.

 

[BigBlueFanGA]

@Nooneputsbabyinacorner is real nervous

Where is @Imacorneredbaby today? I'd love to get his opinion on the professional way to sweep this under Self's rug.

 

[FrankUnderwood]

@Nooneputsbabyinacorner opcorn:

 

[MNantz]

Wonder if this will make the rest of the rug doctors hair fall out ? They better start to do what UNCheat did and hire twenty million dollars of lawyers or do like Duke and Rat Face and refuse to talk about it till the NCAA and the FBI goes away !!

 

[anon_9qtxg60vqzy0y]

@yahoojustputbabyinacorner

 

[BigBlueFanGA]

@yahoojustputbabyinacorner

I liked mine, yours is even better.

 

[morgousky]

What's worse than a dead baby in a trash can?

A dead baby in 7 trash cans.

#NCAAcurbstompsbabyincorner

 

[Mikey Likes It]

Kansas dirty? I cant fathom it. [jumpingsmile] Could this be the return of the Pump Brothers?

Also whatever happened to the Arizona story? Haven't heard anything there in a while.

 

[gossie21_rivals69805]

This is from the Yahoo article that broke the news on the subpoenas:

"The contract signed earlier this month by new Kansas athletic director Jeff Long shows that he’s protecting himself from potential fallout from the federal investigation. The agreement asserts that if the university has restrictions or probation in men’s basketball pertaining to issues that arose before Long’s arrival, his contract – which is for $1.5 million per year – will be extended equal to the length of the penalties."

What a shabby, squalid place Kansas is. To sign an AD you have to offer inducements to cover him from the slime of the FBI investigations and eventual NCAA sanctions you are targets of.

The KU lemmings who post here pretend they have nothing to worry about from the FBI and NCAA. Your new AD clearly knows better.

Chris Mack had similar language put in his contract with UofL. Birds of a feather.....

 

[Nooneputsbabyinacorner]

@Nooneputsbabyinacorner is real nervous

Not at all. This is old news. Forde got his feelings hurt because the university wouldn't grant them access to documentation protected by privacy laws. When this news came out months ago, the university stated at that time they would fully cooperate with the FBI investigation. In order to cooperate, the FBI has to formally issue a subpoena - it's legal process. Pat Forde is a fool and a hack.

 

[Nooneputsbabyinacorner]

@Nooneputsbabyinacorner opcorn:

Lol. I'm a work.

 

[DerekMcPwn]

Not at all. This is old news. Forde got his feelings hurt because the university wouldn't grant them access to documentation protected by privacy laws. When this news came out months ago, the university stated at that time they would fully cooperate with the FBI investigation. In order to cooperate, the FBI has to formally issue a subpoena - it's legal process. Pat Forde is a fool and a hack.

Wrong and wrong. Kansas’ citation of FERPA is a self-serving misuse of the statute, and eventually a court will state that definitively. And you are always free to cooperate with law enforcement without being compelled to do so. In fact, that’s what the word “cooperate” means. Once you’ve gotten a subpoena, your participation is no longer discretionary.

 

[flacat22]

Lol. I'm a work.

Dont forget to ask if they want to supersize their fries.

 

[anon_9qtxg60vqzy0y]

Wrong and wrong. Kansas’ citation of FERPA is a self-serving misuse of the statute, and eventually a court will state that definitively. And you are always free to cooperate with law enforcement without being compelled to do so. In fact, that’s what the word “cooperate” means. Once you’ve gotten a subpoena, your participation is no longer discretionary.

 

[saxonburgcat]

Wrong and wrong. Kansas’ citation of FERPA is a self-serving misuse of the statute, and eventually a court will state that definitively. And you are always free to cooperate with law enforcement without being compelled to do so. In fact, that’s what the word “cooperate” means. Once you’ve gotten a subpoena, your participation is no longer discretionary.

OUCH! You just shot one out of the air. There are more jailhawks up there. Keep shooting!

 

[anon_9qtxg60vqzy0y]

Lol. I'm a work.

Dont forget to ask if they want to supersize their fries.

[laughing][roll]

 

[nookam]

The FBI should go after the Adidas executives like they have others. Raid their homes, lock them up a bit and squeeze them with threats of jail time and involve their family members.
Those mofos will squeal like pigs and tell of any Kansas coaches who have worked out deals to get players paid.
Kansas usually sets up parents with a place to stay and faux jobs with a booster. Like giving some of these mothers 90k year jobs to get coffee and the paper.
UNC sure took care Hansblow’s mom. Big money and a private jet usage to watch her other son play. She was also blowing some UNC employee big shot she hooked up with. Mike high club. But we are the dirty ones. Lol

 

[Nooneputsbabyinacorner]

Wrong and wrong. Kansas’ citation of FERPA is a self-serving misuse of the statute, and eventually a court will state that definitively. And you are always free to cooperate with law enforcement without being compelled to do so. In fact, that’s what the word “cooperate” means. Once you’ve gotten a subpoena, your participation is no longer discretionary.

Wrong and wrong. Kansas is providing information to the FBI investigation. They cited FERPA to YAHOO's request for information. In a legal process, a subpoena is required to obtain information. It provides a court record that this information has been requested and assists in discovery.

 

[morgousky]

Kansas fans always use the same excuses. He didnu Nuffin. Old news. Nothing to see there. It's routine, you'd think at some point maybe, just maybe, they'd apply pressure on self to get his house in order.

Kansas will eventually go down hard because they have no checks and balances inside of their athletics. They're a lot like UNC and Duke in a way, they think they're untouchable. Well right now, you're not.

 

[JoeBeeHall]

Not at all. This is old news. Forde got his feelings hurt because the university wouldn't grant them access to documentation protected by privacy laws. When this news came out months ago, the university stated at that time they would fully cooperate with the FBI investigation. In order to cooperate, the FBI has to formally issue a subpoena - it's legal process. Pat Forde is a fool and a hack.

Wrong again now get back in that corner you little snot faced pamper pooper

 

[CatfanMike47]

Wrong and wrong. Kansas is providing information to the FBI investigation. They cited FERPA to YAHOO's request for information. In a legal process, a subpoena is required to obtain information. It provides a court record that this information has been requested and assists in discovery.

You can kiss your final four goodbye

 

[Montana81]

Kansas pretty much has to play DeSouza this year now. Sitting him would be an admittance that he shouldn’t have played last year and the NCAA would eventually have to take some wins away at that point.

 

[Bluesnky]

Wrong and wrong. Kansas is providing information to the FBI investigation. They cited FERPA to YAHOO's request for information. In a legal process, a subpoena is required to obtain information. It provides a court record that this information has been requested and assists in discovery.

Maryland sure didn’t think FERPA prevented them from complying with a public information request regarding similar subpoenas.

 

[DerekMcPwn]

Wrong and wrong. Kansas is providing information to the FBI investigation. They cited FERPA to YAHOO's request for information. In a legal process, a subpoena is required to obtain information. It provides a court record that this information has been requested and assists in discovery.

Wrong again. Nice try at the dodge, though. The information FOIA’d by Forde is not protected by FERPA, a point which will eventually get settled in a separate civil action, either in this case or down the road in some other FOIA dispute. The point is Kansas knows full well that the documents Yahoo is requesting aren’t protected academic records.

Second, a subpoena is not required during an investigation, only during a prosecution. Discovery is also a concept only associated with litigation, and not relevant to an investigation. At any time Kansas can provide the records the FBI needs. It’s not like if they tried to send the materials voluntarily a federal agent would say “Wait, just hold onto these until we can get a subpoena out. And please don’t incriminate yourself or anyone else.”

 

[YouKay]

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