Toledo Ex-RB Admits to Point-Shaving Role

Former University of Toledo running back Adam Cuomo has admitted to being a key player in a point-shaving scheme at the school while he was a student there. Although Cuomo didn’t play much, he was a key contact for the gamblers who organized the scheme. In a point-shaving scheme, the players don’t throw a game, but rather seek to avoid covering the spread.
Last summer, former basketball player Sammy Villegas was charged with fixing gamers during the 2004-05 and 2005-06 seasons. Harvey McDougle, a former running back, was also charged on similar counts, but those charges were dropped due to procedural …read more