Ex-Louisville assistant Dino Gaudio charged with extortion
Field Level Media
19 May 2021, 12:40 GMT+10
Dino Gaudio, a former Louisville assistant coach, was charged by federal authorities with one count of interstate communication with intent to extort after alleging seeking a significant sum of money from the university after the school dismissed him in March.
Per court papers released Tuesdayby Michael Bennett, acting U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Kentucky, Gaudio met with school officials on March 17 after he was let go by head coach Chris Mack and threatened to leak an array of alleged NCAA recruiting violations unless he was paid his prior salary for 17 months or given one lump-sum payment.