When meetings were set to pay or collect in cash Carter’s driver, Tramonte Pointer, also known as “Cheese”, was the point man for Carter.Īlthough some of Carter’s initial testimony was vague or contradictory to evidence the feds had obtained, he eventually clarified his answers to the satisfaction of the investigators. The pickups and drops were facilitated through direct meetings with one of Nix’s associates or through wire transfers.
Carter told the agents he would place the bets through a website based offshore or would text Nix directly. One of those who reportedly bet with Nix was Maverick Carter, business associate and confidante of LeBron James, who admitted to making 20 bets running the gamut from NFL and college football to the NBA. He cultivated these relationships through his expansive bookmaking operation and became familiar enough with former athletes and those in the entertainment industry that he was invited to a members-only tournament at Michael Jordan’s golf club in Florida.
Wayne Nix is a former minor league ballplayer with serious connections, particularly in the world of sports.
NBA legend Lebron James’ longtime manager and business partner, Maverick Carter, reportedly told federal agents he wagered on the NBA through an illegal bookie named Wayne Nix, a former minor league pitcher.