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According to a Monday announcement from the Department of Justice (DOJ), ex-Kentucky Wildcats basketball player Kerr Kriisa has been placed under arrest and indicted on a fraud scheme with a monetary value of $2.2 million.<\/p>\n

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Originally from Estonia, the 6-foot-3 guard played college basketball in Kentucky, Cincinnati, West Virginia and Arizona through six campaigns. Courd documents said Kriisa \u201callegedly carried out a scheme to obtain nearly $2.2 million from multiple victims using false representations, fabricated identities, and deceptive communications,\u201d per the press release from the DOJ.\u00a0 (RELATED: US Soccer\u2019s Folarin Balogun Gets Red Card Suspended, Trump Reportedly Asked FIFA For Review)<\/strong><\/p>\n

In the 2025-26 season, Kriisa competed for the Bearcats, putting up an average of 5.8 points-per-game and 3.0 assists-per-game prior to a separated shoulder in February causing him to miss the remainder of the campaign.<\/p>\n

For a total of roughly four years, it\u2019s alleged that Kriisa ran a scheme that saw him convince a victim into sending him money by claiming that his mother was diagnosed with cancer and required treatment, according to the DOJ.<\/p>\n

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Kriisa also allegedly posed as his mother while telling a victim that he was in need of money to \u201csave\u201d the farm that belongs to his family in another scheme, per ESPN. According to the indictment from the DOJ, Kriisa was also allegedly acting as a woman called \u201cIrene\u201d in order to sign a false promise to provide a $100,000 repayment to the victim by a deadline in February.<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s also alleged in the indictment that Kriisa falsely told the victim that he had a plan to sell his organs in order to obtain money for repayment in 2022, per Spectrum News 1.<\/p>\n

\u201cFinancial fraud schemes erode trust and cause real harm to victims who believed they were helping someone in need,\u201d U.S. Attorney Matthew L. Harvey said in the press release. \u201cOur office will continue to pursue individuals who exploit others through deception. We are committed to holding them accountable for their actions.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The U.S. government is looking for \u201cforfeiture of any proceeds traceable to the alleged offenses, including a money judgment of approximately $2.2 million\u201d that will be against Kriisa, according to the DOJ.<\/p>\n

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