Calvin Darden Jr., Dwight Howard, Chandler Parsons
Sentence delivered Thursday; convictions in October

Georgia businessman Calvin Darden Jr. has been sentenced to over 12 years in federal prison for defrauding former NBA stars Dwight Howard and Chandler Parsons out of $8 million.
Darden tricked Howard out of $7M by faking a WNBA team purchase and conned Parsons out of $1M tied to NBA prospect James Wiseman. The court ordered Darden to forfeit luxury assets, including a mansion and high-end cars. Darden was convicted of wire fraud, bank fraud, and money laundering.