Jailhouse Confessions About The U

by srr50 on Aug 31, 2010 8:35 PM CDT in Texas Longhorns and Other Football

Nevin Shapiro, described as "an ardent, devoted, intense supporter,'' of the University of Miami, also happened to run a $900 Million ponzi scheme. Shapiro, who is in jail after pleading to money laundering and security fraud charges has spent quality time in prison writing a book ratting out the Hurricane football program.

Shapiro donated over $300,000 to the program and had a suite at games. He now says that over the past decade he was a Sugar Daddy to such players as Devin Hester, Antrel Rolle, Randy Phillips and Robert Marve as well as being tight with former Miami assistant coach/recruiting coordinator Clint Hurtt, who is now at Louisville.

Shapiro says the book is finished and he is hunting for a publisher and wants it to come out towards the end of the upcoming season. Asked why he would suddenly turn against a program that he professes to love, Shapiro said,

"I want to make the average fan aware of what really exists under that uniform,"..."They might be great players, but they're certainly not great people. I'm speaking of no less than 100 former players.''

Apparently Shapiro feels like the players used him and then turned their back on him. Shapiro, known as "Little Luke'' by the players, is named after rapper Luther Campbell, who years ago gave cash to Hurricane players for big hits.

Shapiro accepted a plea deal for using a company called Capitol Investments USA Inc., to raise nearly $900 million from investors who thought they were buying into a wholesale grocery distribution business. Instead, he left at least 60 investors in Florida, Indiana and New Jersey with about $80 million in losses after the scheme collapsed.

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That’s a big ol’ F U to “the U.”

by texoz on Aug 31, 2010 8:59 PM CDT reply actions

whistleblowers suck

but so does the U

by UT wildcatter on Aug 31, 2010 9:06 PM CDT reply actions

“whistleblowers suck”

I have no issue with whistleblowers per se, but this guy’s doing this for revenge and to seek attention. HE sucks!

by RunRickyRun on Aug 31, 2010 9:20 PM CDT reply actions

i thought he was doing for money to try and save his ass

by UT wildcatter on Aug 31, 2010 9:26 PM CDT reply actions

You fucking defraud people of $900 Million and the best place you can hand out in South Florida is at University of Miami games? The man deserves to be raped repeatedly in prison for no other reason than poor discretion in the use of his ill-gotten resources.

by Davey O'Brien on Aug 31, 2010 9:41 PM CDT reply actions

I’m perfectly cool with this if the proceeds from the book (all 100% of them) go towards compensating the people he defrauded.

by WanderingHorn on Aug 31, 2010 11:04 PM CDT reply actions

WanderingHorn is a gentleman and a scholar.

by derryl on Aug 31, 2010 11:10 PM CDT reply actions

"I want to make the average fan aware of what really exists under that uniform,"…"They might be great players, but they’re certainly not great people. I’m speaking of no less than 100 former players."

What?! You can’t be serious. I am totally shocked. Now you’re going to tell me that Roger Clemens used steroids or something.

by Monahorns on Sep 1, 2010 8:19 AM CDT reply actions

WHAAAAT?! Roger Clemens used steroids? Well, so long as he didn’t lie to Congress about it…

by Gman on Sep 1, 2010 8:27 AM CDT reply actions

Pat Haden just offered to return Gino Torretta’s Heisman Trophy.

by Ike on Sep 1, 2010 9:51 AM CDT reply actions

Didn’t the story say the proceeds from the book are going to the defrauded investors?

I really want to believe this guy, after what Luther Campbell did and the illegal stuff they did back in the day, Miami shouldn’t even be allowed to have a football team.

The worst part is their arrogance, smiling and basically bragging about what they did for the past 20 years.

by Eric Murtaugh on Sep 1, 2010 10:10 AM CDT reply actions

Someone in South Florida is involved in a widespread investment fraud scheme?

That’s unpossible!

by CrazyJoeDavola on Sep 1, 2010 1:53 PM CDT reply actions

I’m perfectly cool with this if the proceeds from the book (all 100% of them) go towards compensating the people he defrauded.

I’m perfectly cool with this if it gets Miami slapped with hard NCAA sanctions. Shock the Nation, baby…

I’m thinking the years of undercover investigation by the secret Mackssod is finally bearing fruit. Every other top 25 team will be busted and ruled multiyear ineligible for BCS bowls. Default Longhorn national titles the next several years. Bauer and Soros bow in awe.

(BTW, I’m still scared of clowns.)

by Operation Operation on Sep 1, 2010 2:38 PM CDT reply actions