Salt Lake Telegram | 1949-01-11 | Page 21 | Four Indicted on Cage Bribe Charges

Free on Bail Four Indicted On Cage Bribe Charges NEW V YORK Jan 11 GP Four P-Four Four men were indicted yesterday on charges of attempting to bribe a player to fix fia college basketball games james A New York county Manhattan grand rand jury indicted all four defendants defendants de- de and a federal grand jury in Washington n D. D C. C indicted three of oC them The accused all accused all free in bail of each each are are Jack Lev Levy 40 of Miami Fla William Villiam 43 Joseph Aronowitz 35 and Philip Klein 34 The last three are from New York They have denied the char charges es sInce Ince their arrest here last Tuesday night They were accused by David id of ot New York of the basketball team of George Washington university Washington Washing Washing- ton on of offering him a 1000 bribe to o throw a game at Madison Square Garden that night The Washington indictments named Levy Le Aronowitz and Klein Assistant U U. S. S Atty John W. W Finelly said the Indictments were based on offers allegedly made to last month in a Washing Washing- Washington ton on hotel If convicted the defendants defendants defendants would be liable Hable to a maximum maximum maximum maxi maxi- mum of five years ears in prison and a fine Conviction on the New York in indictments indictments indictments in- in could bring imprisonment imprisonment imprisonment imprison imprison- ment from one to five n years and anda a fine up to who was praised highly j II by authorities here for cooperation I in a months-long months investigation I a said the defendants offered him a 1000 bribe to see sec that his team lost by 18 points to Manhattan college of New York City George Washington a point 13 underdog in the betting won 71 to 63