Former NBA Player Malik Beasley Negotiating Plea Deal in Gambling Scandal

Former National Basketball Association (NBA) player Malik Beasley, indicted by U.S. prosecutors in June for his alleged participation in a gambling scheme, is negotiating a plea agreement with the Department of Justice (DoJ), according to the Associated Press. Beasley’s attorney told AP they were negotiating an agreement with the government “with an expected direction in the coming days.” Alleged Scheme Involved Insider Information Beasley and former NBAer Ed Davis were among six people indicted on federal charges this summer, with Beasley accused of sharing insider information with gamblers and manipulating his on-court performance, under- or over-performing bookmakers’ expectations around points…