The Brief
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Former college basketball player Kerr Kriisa was arrested after a federal indictment alleged he carried out a years-long wire fraud scheme.
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An indictment alleges he posed as multiple people—including his mother—to obtain nearly $2.2 million from two victims.
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Kriisa, a former player at University of Arizona, West Virginia University, University of Kentucky, and University of Cincinnati.
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. – Former college basketball player Kerr Krisa was arrested on Saturday, after he allegedly lied and posed as other people as part of a scheme through which he fraudulently obtained nearly $2.2 million from two victims, according to a federal indictment.
Kerr Kriisa arrested in alleged fraud scheme
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The case was unsealed on Monday following his arrest by federal agents over the weekend in Kentucky.
From 2022 through June 2 of this year, Kriisa allegedly posed as other…
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