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Kerr Kriisa, a erstwhile college basketball guard, was indicted successful relationship pinch an alleged $2.2 cardinal fraud scheme, nan U.S. Attorney’s Office successful nan Northern District of West Virginia announced connected Monday.
Kriisa, an Estonian nationalist who plays for Tartu Ülikool successful his country, was arrested and will look successful national tribunal this week aft being charged pinch 5 counts of ligament fraud, U.S. Attorney Matthew L. Harvey announced.
Court documents stated that, from 2022 done June 2, 2026, nan 25-year-old allegedly carried retired a strategy to get astir $2.2 cardinal from aggregate victims "using mendacious representations, fabricated identities, and deceptive communications," nan U.S. Attorney’s Office wrote successful its property release.
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Kerr Kriisa of nan Cincinnati Bearcats warms up earlier nan crippled against nan Arizona Wildcats astatine McKale Center connected Jan. 21, 2026 successful Tucson, Arizona. The Wildcats defeated nan Bearcats, 77-51. (Chris Coduto/Getty Images)
Kriisa’s indictment alleges he posed arsenic respective different individuals, which included fictional contacts and family members, while falsely claiming he and his family were successful danger. Also, he allegedly said his mother needed crab treatment, aliases family spot required urgent financial support from victims.
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Kriisa was allegedly requesting repeated payments from 2 of nan victims, while besides directing 1 unfortunate to nonstop money nether mendacious pretenses successful this case.
He allegedly conducted his strategy successful Monongalia County, West Virginia and elsewhere.
Kerr Kriisa of nan Cincinnati Bearcats brings nan shot up tribunal during a assemblage hoops crippled against nan West Virginia Mountaineers connected Feb. 5, 2026 astatine Fifth Third Arena successful Cincinnati, Ohio. (Joe Robbins/Icon Sportswire)
"Financial fraud schemes erode spot and origin existent harm to victims who believed they were helping personification successful need," said Harvey successful nan property release. "Our agency will proceed to prosecute individuals who utilization others done deception. We are committed to holding them accountable for their actions."
Kriisa allegedly signed a written statement successful April 2025 promising to repay 1 of his victims $100,000 by February 2026. Prosecutor said this lawsuit was besides fraudulent.
The authorities is presently seeking forfeiture of immoderate proceeds traceable to nan alleged offenses from Kriisa, which includes a money judgement of an estimated $2.2 million.
Kerr Kriisa of nan Kentucky Wildcats reacts against nan Gonzaga Bulldogs astatine Climate Pledge Arena connected Dec. 7, 2024 successful Seattle, Washington. (Steph Chambers/Getty Images)
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Kriisa’s assemblage hoops profession began astatine Arizona, arsenic he spent 3 seasons pinch nan Wildcats from 2020-23. He transferred to West Virginia for nan 2023-24 season, while besides seeing clip pinch nan Kentucky Wildcats and Cincinnati Bearcats aft that, respectively.
Kriisa averaged 8.8 points and 4.4 assists crossed 127 profession games astatine nan Division I level.
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Scott Thompson is simply a sports writer for Fox News Digital.
