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Former Indiana basketball player Todd Leary was arrested on felony fraud and theft charges.

Leary is accused of defrauding a youth player's parent out of nearly $50,000 in a year-long scheme.

He allegedly promised elite training and an AAU team, and claimed he was hired by Purdue coach Matt Painter, which Purdue denied.

As part of a year-long scheme in which he defrauded $50,000 from a youth player's parent, ex- Indiana basketball player Todd Leary promised the parent he'd give his son elite training, form and coach an AAU team for the boy and that he'd been hired by Purdue coach Matt Painter , court documents allege.

From January 2024 to February 2025, Leary received a series of checks totaling $48,900 from the victim, but he never made good on his promise

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