CAMIAN SHELL - North Carolina A&T State University
107. In or about late February 2024, the fixers, including defendants JALEN
SMITH and RODERICK WINKLER, and Antonio Blakeney, recruited for their point-shaving
scheme defendant CAMIAN SHELL, a guard, and Person #l l, known to the grand jury, on the
North Carolina A&T State University Aggies Men's Basketball Team ("North Carolina A&T").
ln FaceTime calls with the fixers, defendant SHELL and Person #l I agreed to underperform in
and influence an upcoming North Carolina A&T game.
I 08. On or about February 29,2024, North Carolina A&T played against the
Towson University Tigers Men's Basketball Team ("Towson") at the Corbett Sports Center in
Greensboro, North Carolina. Towson was favored by approximately 7 points in the first halfat
sportsbooks throughout the United States and elsewhere. Before this game, the fixers, including
defendants MARVES FAIRLEY and SHANE HENNEN, and others acting at their direction,
placed wagers with various sportsbooks totaling at least approximately $458.000 on Towson.
Most of these wagers were placed on Towson to cover the first-half spread, and the remainder
were placed on the Towson money line in the first half. Defendant FAIRLEY, Antonio
Blakeney, and other co-schemers engaged in numerous text message communications
coordinating the wagers on this game.
109. In the hours leading up to the game between North Carolina A&T and
Towson, defendant JALEN SMITH communicated via text and on the telephone with defendant
CAMIAN SHELL about the details of their scheme to fix this game. ln text message
communications, for example, defendant SMITH directed defendant SHELL to ensure that North
Carolina A&T failed to cover the spread and that the score not be close: "10 or more points
bro[,] we should[n']t need sweating sh+t." Defendant SMITH then told defendant SHELL that he
would pay other North Carolina AT&T players if defendant SHELL needed them for the point
shaving scheme during the game: "lf it start looking shaky[,] tell 2 or 3 other [North Carolina
AT&T players] what it is and they paid too." Defendant SHELL answered affirmatively, adding
a "love" emoji to defendant SMITH's text.
I 10. On or about February 29,2024, in the NCAA men's basketball game
between North Carolina A&T and Towson, defendant CAMIAN SHELL and Person #l I
underperformed in and influenced the first half as they had agreed. Towson outscored North
Carolina A&T 42 to 2l in the first half, covering the spread, and the fixers won their bets.
Without the North Carolina A&T players intentionally underperforming in the second half of the
game, North Carolina A&T played substantially better, with Towson outscoring North Carolina
A&T 42 to 37. Towson won the game 84 to 58.
I I l. Shortly after this game, on or about February 29,2024, and continuing
through the next day, defendant JALEN SMITH texted with defendant CAMIAN SHELL about
delivering the bribe payments to defendant SHELL in Greensboro, North Carolina. When
defendant SHELL responded that he might have difficulty meeting defendant SMITH because of
basketball obligations, defendant SMITH suggested making the delivery of the bribe payment to
someone else for defendant SHELL. Defendant SHELL responded, "Hell nah[,] [ain't] nobody
down here I trust, what time it say you gone get here?" After additional text exchanges,
defendant SHELL said, "How much was it suppose to be just in case bruh try to touch our sh*t?"
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