Obscure con man steals spotlight as informant in hoops probe

NEW YORK (AP) -- A once-obscure admitted con man named Louis Martin "Marty" Blazer III may have failed in his scheme to make low-budget movies with money swiped from pro athletes, but he's now succeeded in stealing part of the spotlight in a scandal that's shaken college basketball to its core....

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