A former Pittsburgher is accused of being the ringleader of a massive point-shaving scheme that has turned college basketball upside down.
But before that, Shane Hennen was a pool-hustler, a petty gambling fixer and suspected drug dealer in the Steel City. KDKA’s Andy Sheehan traced the past of a man now known as “Sugar” and how his troubled life in Pittsburgh pointed to his future downfall.
Who is Shane Hennen?
On social media, he calls himself “Sugar Shane” a sport-betting swami with an uncanny knack for picking winners, dispensing hot tips for a fee while glamorizing his jet-setting lifestyle and holding wads of cash from his big scores on sports.
But now, federal prosecutors say Hennen is the fixer behind the biggest point-shaving scandal in history, accused of bribing 39 college players, corrupting 17 programs and fixing — or trying fix — 29 games to enrich himself and other gamblers…