The Iowa Department of Public Safety (DPS) says it believes they obtained data in its sports gambling investigation in a “constitutionally permissible manner”
“Ultimately it is up to the courts to decide,” a statement Wednesday from the Iowa DPS said. The department is under fire for its investigation that led to dozens of Iowa and Iowa State athletes being suspended or criminally charged.
Recent court filings from some of the remaining athletes yet to take a plea deal in the case, allege an Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation agent performed illegal searches via a GeoFence placed at a University of Iowa dorm and athletic facility. They also allege some agents were misled in the scope of the investigation initially. One agent, Mark Ludwick, said in a deposition January 19 that he believed the agency conducted an illegal search by not getting a warrant first.
Ludwick also said in the deposition he thought the investigation was purely administrative, with targets being Fan Duel and Draft Kings and even assured Iowa State defensive lineman Isaiah Lee he wouldn’t be charged. Lee was later charged and Ludwick said his supervisors congratulated him on getting a confession from Lee.
https://cbs2iowa.com/news/local/iowa-dps-sports-gambling-investigation-data-obtained-legally
