Confidant says Mayo received thousands in illegal benefits
Published 5/11/2008 at L.A. Times - College Basketball
The firm now representing the former Trojans star allegedly funneled funds to him through an L.A.-based events promoter.
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A former friend of USC freshman guard O.J. Mayo has alleged that Mayo violated NCAA rules by accepting tens of thousands of dollars in cash and benefits from L.A. events promoter Rodney Guillory since Mayo was in high school, according to a report broadcast this morning on ESPN's "Outside the Lines."
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