Karl Malone is looking for a fall guy
Looking to make a little extra cash on the side? Take the heat for one of Karl Malone’s illegal hunting trips.
The suit filed by Sidney Ray Davis of Soda Springs against Malone’s Salt Lake City-based property management firm also alleges that Malone’s brother-in-law, Ken Kensey, “threatened physical violence” if Davis didn’t make the investigation “go away.”
According to the complaint, Kensey made the threats over lunch in Logan, Utah in 1998. The suit alleges that Malone again offered the $25,000 payment during a private meeting at an event for Navajo Santa, a charity for American Indians.
According to Davis’s complaint, Malone said he did not want bad publicity over any potential hunting violations to hamper contract negotiations with the Jazz during the 1998 season. The following year, Malone signed a four-year $66.5 million deal.
Karl might be on to something here. If he were smart, he’d shell out $25,000 to Greg Ostertag for him to take the blame for the Jazz not being able to win a championship. Twice.
- Malone accused of offering bribe (SI.com)
