ST. LOUIS — A former professional basketball player whose reality star ex-girlfriend was sentenced to prison for various frauds pleaded guilty Wednesday to his own federal charge.
Lorenzo Gordon, 41, of Chesterfield, Missouri, pleaded guilty to a single count of theft of government money and admitted to receiving nearly $237,000 in pandemic business loans between May 2020 and April 2021 after writing false statements on applications.
“He was looking forward to today so he could have the opportunity to take responsibility for his actions,” said his lawyer, Jason Korner.
Gordon played basketball for Illinois State University then played professionally in France, Germany, Turkey and Israel, according to his online bio. In 2014, his then-girlfriend Brittish “Cierrah” Williams, appeared on the VH1 reality TV show “Basketball Wives.”
In 2021, Williams was charged with a litany of frauds, including tax fraud, bank fraud, insurance fraud and pandemic-related fraud. She pleaded guilty to …