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The California attorney general's office is investigating whether funds from a sickle cell anemia charity were illegally used to pay for benefits to former USC basketball player O.J. Mayo, a state Department of Justice special agent said Friday. Special agent Danny Kim in Los Angeles said he is looking into whether "any funds or credit cards were taken or used under the foundation's name and used for other purposes." Mayo said he had no knowledge of the charity or any possible misuse of its credit card.

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O.J. Mayo, AP O.J. Mayo, AP
June 1, 2008  01:43 PM ET

Yes OJ. Just keep doing what you are doing. The I go to USC but i " don't know nothing" is your best defense. The credit card thing, you had no idea....You figured it was just another booster thing..

June 1, 2008  02:12 PM ET

Garrett's gonna be the fall guy for this and Bush

June 1, 2008  02:55 PM ET

Charity begins at home. So, check Mayo's home just like Reggie's!

June 2, 2008  08:27 AM ET

Mayo gave a tie to charity?

June 2, 2008  09:34 AM ET

Can you say "Sheet eatin' grin"?

June 2, 2008  10:36 AM ET

yeah yeah yeah ... all that support money and goods and services during and since high school just appeared magically with no strings and no questions ... I too believe in the tooth fairy, but my strength was math, not basketball, so guess what ... nothing but an occasional quarter per lost tooth and no 'runners' for me

June 2, 2008  11:41 AM ET

All I can say to Pete (Bush) and Tim (OJ) is,.. I hope it was worth it...

June 2, 2008  12:27 PM ET

Why do I get the feeling that this guy is going to be a bust in the NBA?

At this point, he's more likely to be Maurice Clarett's cellmate than he is to make the HOF.

June 2, 2008  12:42 PM ET

Let's not get carried away here. Mayo didn't kill anyone (as far as we know) so it's not likely he's going to jail. He'll probably get tacked with a fine and probation if he get's nailed for fraud.

there's just too much money in sports these days...WAY too much for it to ever be clean again

June 2, 2008  02:01 PM ET

it feels odd to agree with a bruin... but youre right.
Fight On!

June 2, 2008  03:31 PM ET

"He'll probably get tacked with a fine and probation if he get's nailed for fraud."

I'm not picking on Mayo but when the circustances referenced above are considered an "optmistic" outcome the bar has really been lowered. What a cesspool college sports has become.

June 2, 2008  06:42 PM ET

USC is dirtier than Jenna Jamison's ****

June 3, 2008  07:04 AM ET

I honestly don't care that he got extra $ whil;e in college.....it really doesn't bother me- It's not like he was throwing games

My point is though- if the NBA wants to keep its image on the upswing......it needs to go the NFL route and start suspending these kids - ala NFL
Maybe even make them ineligible for the draft......

June 3, 2008  01:43 PM ET

keeping hating

June 3, 2008  07:13 PM ET

Your Mom has a dirty what???

 
June 5, 2008  07:32 PM ET

You just know that when ever their is a question in the future weather or not a kid has a questionable source of money that, he/she will be asked; "You got Mayo?"

Nice to know the kid is contributing to our society even before he enters the NBA.

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