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Chris Webber's Dad Admits to Taking Gifts

"Mayce Webber Jr.'s admission in court documents was the first time he publicly acknowledged taking anything from Eddie Martin, who pleaded guilty in May to money laundering and admitted lending $616,000 to four former Michigan players, The Detroit News reported Wednesday.

"Webber Jr., his son and sister-in-law, Charlene Johnson, were indicted in September for conspiring to obstruct justice and making a false statement to a grand jury.

"…Webber Jr. `acknowledged that Martin had given some gifts to him, and Martin put a hotel bill on a charge card and was paid back,' his lawyer, Robert Morgan, said in a request last month in U.S. District Court that the indictment to be dismissed.

"…According to the News, a university report said that Martin paid for a hotel room for an unidentified player's father and apparently was repaid in cash. Martin violated NCAA rules when he paid for the room.

"Prosecutors said Martin gave the Webber family $280,000 between 1988 and 1993, but Webber Jr. denied the claims in March.

"Now with the Sacramento Kings, Chris Webber told the grand jury in August 2000 that he took gifts from Martin in high school, but couldn't remember whether he took money while at Michigan, according to a partial transcript of his testimony…"

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