from the New York Daily News,

For 13 years, Phil Kenner and Tommy Constantine were unaccountable to the hockey players and Long Island cops who trusted their hard-earned money to a “lifestyle coach” and a playboy race-car driver who squandered the money on their own worthless personal investments, private jets, luxurious homes and outrageous attorneys’ fees, perpetuating one of the most shocking scams in sports history.

Finally, there is accountability.

A jury of 12 took three days to convict Kenner on six counts of wire fraud, conspiracy and money laundering and Constantine on all seven counts he was charged with. The verdict, reached Thursday afternoon, wrapped up a grueling, emotionally charged 10-week trial in the Alfonse M. D’Amato United States Courthouse in the Eastern District of New York.

Jurors heard from dozens of witnesses that included former NHL players Bryan Berard, Joe Juneau, Michael Peca, Tyson Nash, Steve Rucchin and Darryl Sydor describe the years of deceit, threats and sheer theft the players endured at the hands of the con artists who prosecutors say stole at least $30 million from the players, and possibly much more in their labyrinthian schemes. Kenner was found not guilty on three counts of wire fraud.

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