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Businessman who scammed ex-NBA star Dwight Howard in fake bid for WNBA team gets 12 years in prison

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A Georgia businessman who scammed former NBA star Dwight Howard out of millions of dollars in a bogus scheme to buy the WNBA’s Atlanta Dream has been sentenced to more than 12 years in federal prison.

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New York Post

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Dwight Howard scammer gets 12 years in prison for fake plot to buy WNBA’s Dream

A Manhattan jury in October convicted Calvin Darden Jr. of cheating Dwight Howard — who had been one of the NBA’s most dominant players in his prime — out of $7 million in a bogus scheme to buy the WNBA’s Atlanta Dream.

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independent.co.uk

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Businessman who scammed ex-NBA star Dwight Howard out of $7m gets 12 years in prison

Dwight Howard was convinced he was buying into the WNBA’s Atlanta Dream - until he saw on TV he was not

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Man who conned ex-NBA star Howard gets 12 yrs.

A 50-year-old Georgia businessman was sentenced to more than 12 years in federal prison for scamming former NBA players Dwight Howard and Chandler Parsons out of millions of dollars.

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Businessman who scammed ex-NBA star Dwight Howard in fake bid for WNBA team gets 12 years in prison

NEW YORK (AP) -- A Georgia businessman who scammed former NBA players Dwight Howard and Chandler Parsons out of millions of dollars was sentenced Thursday to more than 12 years in federal prison.

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