On March 10, July 2 -- Beasley had been assigned to end that game with more than 3.5 rebounds, and he secured his fourth with two seconds left, exactly as arranged.

A federal grand jury in the Eastern District of New York indicted Beasley, 29, his former NBA teammate Edward Davis, 37, and four co-conspirators on June 29 on charges of wire fraud conspiracy, bribery in sporting contests, honest services wire fraud conspiracy, and money laundering conspiracy. Beasley pleaded not guilty on July 1. All six defendants face up to 20 years on the most serious counts.

The scheme worked this way: Beasley, then a Bucks guard, would agree in advance with Davis - who prosecutors call his "gatekeeper" and who had loaned him money to cover millions in...