NDSU Scandal, Nine Football Players Charged

[SirGriz]

NDSU Bison Players Charged in Scandal

Excerpt:

BISMARCK, N.D. -- Nine North Dakota State University football players were among 15 people formally charged Friday with faking petition signatures in a scandal that blocked two voter initiatives from getting on the November ballot.

The 15 are scheduled for their first court appearance Oct. 2 in Fargo, said Birch Burdick, the Cass County state's attorney. They were charged Friday with a misdemeanor that carries a maximum penalty of a year in jail and a $2,000 fine.

Of the 15 defendants, 12 are present or former members of NDSU's football team, the defending NCAA Football Championship Subdivision champion.

...and a Missoula connection:

...David Dittloff, a regional representative of the National Wildlife Federation in Missoula, Mont., told members of the group's North Dakota affiliate in an email that Terra Strategies had offered to refund its fee.

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[hm.grwn.grizfan]

it was my understanding that those players would continue to play until the justice system ran its course.......sound familiar