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Fraud charges filed after college hoops team is forced to cancel Bahamas trip

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Charges against Maurice Smith , 44 , the CEO of the Eugene Toriko travel agency, were unsealed Thursday .

FBI affidavit alleges that Smith ran his travel company like a Ponzi scheme.

George Mason paid nearly $160,000 for a team trip to the Bahamas in August .

The money was paid to a sports marketing firm that subcontracted with Smith 's company, according to affidavit.

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