ll star, arrested for alleged fraud scheme

From 2022 through June 2 of this year, Kriisa allegedly 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 said.

The indictment alleged that Kriisa repeatedly sought payments, and, at times, instructed one victim to transfer money to the other under false pretenses and once fraudulently signed an agreement promising to repay one of the victims but never did.

Kerr Kriisa began college career at Arizona

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Kriisa began his college career in 2020 at the University of Arizona, where he led the Pac-12 in assists during his two full seasons.

He then transferred to West Virginia, where he was suspended for the first nine games of his lone season there after admitting he received impermissible benefits while at Arizona.

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Kriisa transferred to Kentucky in 2024, but was also limited to nine games due to a foot injury.

He transferred to Cincinnati for his final year of eligibility and started 12 games before suffering a separated shoulder in February.