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Former College Basketball Player Kerr Kriisa Accused of Fraud in $2.2M Scheme
In April 2025, he signed a written agreement falsely promising to repay that victim $100,000 by February 2026.
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In April 2025, he signed a written agreement falsely promising to repay that victim $100,000 by February 2026. Kriisa led the Pac-12 in assists during his two full seasons at Arizona before transferring to West Virginia. A 6-foot-3 guard from Estonia, Kriisa began his college career in 2020 at Arizona, where he became a fan favorite for his feistiness and long-range shooting.
Furthermore, From 2022 through June 2 of this year, he posed as other people, including his own mother, and falsely claimed that he and his family urgently needed money to deal with an emergency, the indictment says. The indictment alleges that, in August 2022, Kriisa falsely told one victim that he had gotten a loan to repay her and then a few months falsely told her he planned to sell his organs to get money to repay her. Between 2022 and 2024, he contacted the same victim, posing as his own mother, and asked for money to pay for cancer treatments for his mother and to save the family's farm, the indictment says.
In addition, Kriisa transferred to Kentucky in 2024, but was limited to nine games due to a foot injury. From November 2025 through early February of this year, Kriisa repeatedly asked a second victim for money, sometimes posing as a made-up person named "Irene.".
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In April 2025, he signed a written agreement falsely promising to repay that victim $100,000 by February 2026.
reliability low1/2 sourcesKriisa led the Pac-12 in assists during his two full seasons at Arizona before transferring to West Virginia.
reliability low1/2 sourcesA 6-foot-3 guard from Estonia, Kriisa began his college career in 2020 at Arizona, where he became a fan favorite for his feistiness and long-range shooting.
reliability low1/2 sourcesFrom 2022 through June 2 of this year, he posed as other people, including his own mother, and falsely claimed that he and his family urgently needed money to deal with an emergency, the indictment says.
reliability low1/2 sourcesThe indictment alleges that, in August 2022, Kriisa falsely told one victim that he had gotten a loan to repay her and then a few months falsely told her he planned to sell his organs to get money to repay her.
reliability low1/2 sourcesBetween 2022 and 2024, he contacted the same victim, posing as his own mother, and asked for money to pay for cancer treatments for his mother and to save the family's farm, the indictment says.
reliability low1/2 sourcesKriisa transferred to Kentucky in 2024, but was limited to nine games due to a foot injury.
reliability low1/2 sourcesFrom November 2025 through early February of this year, Kriisa repeatedly asked a second victim for money, sometimes posing as a made-up person named "Irene."
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