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(AP) --  Former Michigan basketball star Rumeal
Robinson has been sentenced to 6½ years in jail for financial
fraud.

A jury found Robinson guilty in September of 11 charges,
including bank bribery, wire fraud, conspiracy to commit bank fraud
and making a false statement to a financial institution.

Prosecutors say Robinson schemed between 2004-05 to borrow more
than $700,000 from a bank in Ankeny, Iowa, with the help of a loan
officer. They say he claimed the money was for a business but that
he actually bought a condominium, cars, furniture and invested in
an energy company.

Robinson was also ordered to pay nearly $1.2 million in
restitution.

In the 1989 national title game, Robinson hit two free throws
with 3 seconds left to give Michigan a win over Seton Hall. He also
spent six seasons in the NBA.

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