Key facts
- Former college basketball player Kerr Kriisa has been indicted on five counts of wire fraud.
- The indictment alleges Kriisa defrauded two victims of nearly $2.2 million.
- Kriisa is accused of posing as other people, including his mother, to solicit funds.
- The alleged scheme occurred between 2022 and June 2, 2024.
- Kriisa was arrested in Kentucky and is expected to appear in federal court in West Virginia.
Former college basketball player Kerr Kriisa has been indicted by a federal grand jury in West Virginia on five counts of wire fraud, accused of fraudulently obtaining nearly $2.2 million from two victims. The indictment, unsealed Monday, alleges that Kriisa, a 25-year-old guard from Estonia, posed as other people, including his own mother, between 2022 and June 2, 2024, to solicit funds for fabricated emergencies.