Former assistant convicted of stealing $2M from Gilbert Arenas

A federal jury in Orlando on Wednesday found a personal assistant to former Magic guard Gilbert Arenas guilty of stealing more than $2 million from Arenas while he was playing in the NBA.

U.S. Attorney A. Lee Bentley III announced that John A. White, 40, of Windermere, was found guilty of 11 counts of wire fraud and four counts of filing a false tax-related document.

He faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison for each wire fraud count and up to three years for each false document charge.