Former UK guard Kerr Kriisa faces fraud charges: See the indictment
A federal indictment unsealed recently charges former Kentucky basketball player Kerr Kriisa with five counts of wire fraud.
Kriisa, 25, was indicted June 2 with the five counts of wire fraud totalling nearly $2.2 million over the span of four years, according to court documents.
Kriisa is accused of fraudulently trying to obtain money through several victims by pretending to be different members of his family, saying they needed cancer treatments or that they were in danger, according to the indictment.
The former basketball guard posed as his family members, and fictional people, to try and convince victims to send money.
Kriisa, originally from Estonia, was a guard at UK during the 2024-25 season. He appeared in nine games, averaging 4.4 points and 3.8 assists per game. After scoring eight points in Kentucky’s overtime victory over Gonzaga, he suffered a foot injury that ended his season.
Read the full indictment below.
