Grounding the eagle: corruption charges clip a hockey bigwig's wings

Article Abstract:

Retired Boston Bruin defense Mike Gillis is suing Eagleson for allegedly bilking him of $54,800 in insurance money. The Law Society of Upper Canada, the US Attorney's Office, and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police are each investigating Eagleson on charges that include fraud and embezzlement.

Gillis, Mike

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Trial and tribulations: the legal knot tightens on a former hockey czar

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Eagleson faces numerous charges. The RCMP has charged him with fraud and theft, and a former client, Andre Savard, is suing Eagleson in a US civil suit. Eagleson is also named in a class-action suit that charges that he and others conspired to control National Hockey League salaries.

Conspiracy

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In the name of greed: as many former players cheer, Alan Eagleson goes to jail

Article Abstract:

Former professional hockey players expressed feelings of betrayal after Alan Eagleson pled guilty to three counts of fraud for pocketing funds belonging to players when he was head of the National Hockey League Players Assn. A plea bargain gave him a relatively light sentence.

Hockey, Sports agents

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