Former NBA player Tate George seeks new fraud trial

A former NBA player convicted of wire fraud in an alleged real estate Ponzi scheme is seeking to have his conviction thrown out and claiming prosecutorial misconduct, among other allegations.

Tate George said in a recent court filing that his conviction last fall should be reversed for several reasons, including that the government used a witness who lied on the stand and that prosecutors never proved that investors suffered losses due to any illegal actions by him.

George is a former University of Connecticut star who played for the New Jersey Nets and Milwaukee Bucks.

He was convicted on four wire fraud counts last fall. Wire fraud carries a maximum 20-year sentence upon conviction, but defendants rarely receive the maximum.