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    Charles Robinson is an award-winning writer who has covered the NFL for newspapers in Michigan and Florida. He also has extensive experience reporting on college football. He graduated from Michigan State with a degree in journalism.

    • Allegations: Adewale Ojomo

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      Miami booster Nevin Shapiro alleges he provided a handful of extra benefits to Adewale Ojomo during his career at Miami. Among the benefits he claimed to have provided:

      • A dinner at Smith & Wollensky for Ojomo and a female companion in 2009.

      • Food, drinks and entertainment at Shapiro's $6 million Miami Beach mansion.

      • Drinks and VIP access provided by Shapiro on multiple nightclub visits.

      Corroborating accounts

      • One source corroborated Ojomo attending at least one party where

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    • Allegations: Jorge Fernandez

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      Nevin Shapiro said this photo was taken in the booster’s VIP section of Miami Beach’s Dolce Ultra Lounge in October 2008. From left to right are men’s basketball assistant Jorge Fernandez, men’s basketball assistant Jake Morton, Shapiro (in center wearing blue) and an unidentified University of Miami football player along the right margin. Yahoo! Sports also has obtained other photos from this night showing football players Robert Marve and Randy Phillips in this same section.
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      Nevin Shapiro on Fernandez: Play audio

      Miami booster Nevin Shapiro alleges that Jorge Fernandez witnessed him having impermissible contact with University of Miami football players in October 2008. Among the booster's allegations:

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    • Allegations: Reggie Youngblood

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      Miami booster Nevin Shapiro alleges he provided multiple extra benefits to Reggie Youngblood during the his career with the Hurricanes. Among the benefits he claimed to have provided:

      • Food, drinks and entertainment in Shapiro's $6 million mansion on multiple occasions.

      • Drinks and VIP access in nightclubs on multiple occasions.

      • Meals at Miami-area restaurants including an August 2006 at dinner at Italian eatery Grazie.

      Corroborating accounts

      • Yahoo! Sports acquired Shapiro's August 2006 American Express Platinum card statement showing a charge of $926.50 for the Grazie dinner Shapiro said

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    • Allegations: Ray-Ray Armstrong

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      Ray-Ray Armstrong was one of dozens of Hurricanes players named by Nevin Shapiro in recorded interviews with federal agents. During those interviews, the booster admitted supplying benefits to an array of Miami players from 2002 to 2010. Shapiro said he knowingly had improper recruiting contact with Armstrong on multiple occasions and also provided the player with extra benefits. Among Shapiro's allegations regarding Armstrong:

      • On a Friday night in 2008, Miami assistant coach

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    • Allegations: Travis Benjamin

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      Travis Benjamin was one of dozens of Hurricanes players named by Nevin Shapiro in recorded interviews with federal agents. During those interviews, the booster admitted supplying benefits to an array of Miami players from 2002 to 2010. Shapiro said he provided Benjamin with multiple extra benefits starting in the player’s freshman season. Among the benefits Shapiro allegedly provided:

      • Food, drinks and entertainment at Shapiro's $6 million Miami Beach mansion.

      • Played in a pool tournament for cash at Shapiro’s home.

      • Food, drinks and entertainment at Lucky Strike

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    • Allegations: Joey Corey

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      Miami booster Nevin Shapiro alleged that Joey Corey witnessed him committing multiple NCAA violations with Hurricanes football players. Among Shapiro's allegations:

      • Corey encountered Shapiro in nightclubs on multiple occasions with Hurricanes football players.

      • Corey witnessed Hurricanes players being entertained in his $6 million Miami Beach mansion on multiple occasions.

      In Shapiro's words

      • "Like the other equipment managers, I met Joey Corey through Sean Allen. Like Ralph Nogueras, Joey was in my house a number of times when I was entertaining University of Miami players, and also saw me at nightclubs on many occasions with Hurricanes players. He was aware that I was violating NCAA rules on many occasions."

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    • Allegations: Eric Moncur

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      Nevin Shapiro said this photo was taken in his VIP section on the night of Oct. 31, 2008, during a Halloween party at Cameo Theatre in Miami Beach. From left to right are Eric Moncur, Shapiro, Gavin Hardin and Randy Phillips.
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      Miami booster Nevin Shapiro alleges he provided extra benefits to Eric Moncur during the player’s career with the Hurricanes. Among the benefits he claimed to have provided:

      • Food, drinks and entertainment at both Shapiro's $2.7 Miami Beach home and his $6 million Miami Beach mansion.

      • Small cash gifts.

      • Meals at Miami-area restaurants including an August 2006 dinner at Italian

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    • Allegations: Andrew Johnson

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      Miami booster Nevin Shapiro alleges he provided multiple extra benefits to Andrew Johnson during the running back's career with the Hurricanes. Among the benefits he claimed to have provided:

      • Multiple small cash gifts totaling approximately $500.

      • Food, drinks and entertainment at his $2.7 million Miami Beach home.

      • Tickets to multiple Miami Heat games, including an April 2005 playoff series against the New Jersey Nets.

      Corroborating accounts

      • One source corroborated Shapiro providing VIP

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    • Allegations: Jeffrey Godfrey

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      Miami booster Nevin Shapiro alleges he provided Jeffrey Godfrey with extra benefits and also had impermissible contact with the quarterback while the Hurricanes were recruiting him. Among Shapiro's allegations:

      • Shapiro gave Godfrey a pair of Nike Air Jordan tennis shoes in 2009, during a visit in which current Miami staffer Sean Allen brought the Hurricanes recruiting target to Shapiro's $6 million Miami Beach mansion.

      • The booster alleges he also gave Allen $200 to take Godfrey to dinner at Japanese steakhouse Benihana.

      • Shapiro also alleges he knowingly had impermissible contact with Godfrey a second time, when Allen brought the player to his luxury suite for a

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    • Allegations: Benard Thomas

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      Nevin Shapiro said he took this Biscayne Bay photo on the back of his $1.6 million yacht in the summer of 2003. Pictured from left to right are D.J. Williams, Kellen Winslow Jr. and then-Nebraska defensive end Benard Thomas.
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      Miami booster Nevin Shapiro alleges he provided an extra benefit to Benard Thomas the summer before the player's senior season at Nebraska. The benefit he claimed to have provided:

      • In the summer of 2003, Shapiro provided Thomas and two Hurricanes players – Kellen Winslow Jr. and D.J. Williams – with a leisure trip on his yacht that included food, drinks and jet skis.

      Corroborating accounts

      • Yahoo! Sports acquired multiple photos showing Thomas on Shapiro's yacht with Winslow Jr., Williams

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