Report connects ex-Arizona Cardinals GM Steve Keim to fraud scheme
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Over the weekend, former Cardinals wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins leveled explosive claims against Steve Keim, who was Arizona’s general manager from 2013 to 2022. In a now-deleted post, Hopkins accused Keim of a “set up” regarding his failed test for performance-enhancing drugs ahead of the 2022 season.
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Now, the story has taken another twist.
The background is this: According to a July investigation from Barron’s, a man named Mohamed Coulibaly ran an e-commerce scam with a company called Motion Ventures. The scam targeted professional athletes, as Coulibaly convinced the athletes to invest in fraudulent shopping sites. Coulibaly, who originally denied the claims in an interview with The New York Post, was found dead in his pool earlier this month.
Over the weekend, multiple Instagram posts — including the one to which Hopkins replied, from an influencer named Tony Robinson — connected Keim to the scheme, although it was not clear at the time how Keim was involved.
But on Monday, Aug. 10, Pro Football Talk obtained a pitch deck from Motion Ventures that listed Keim as the “chief operation/growth officer.” According to the report, Keim was the only person other than Coulibaly featured in the pitch deck.
“Steve plays a critical role in guiding expansion strategy, evaluating new opportunities, and supporting leadership across divisions by navigating high-stakes decision-making, managing large budgets, and leading multidisciplinary teams as Motion Ventures continues to scale nationally and internationally,” the pitch deck explained, according to Pro Football Talk.
It is not clear, however, whether Keim was involved in the alleged scam or if he — like the targeted athletes — was a victim of the scam.
In a comment on Robinson’s post, Keim purported to have direct messages in which Robinson wrote that Keim was “blindsided and not involved in any scheme.” Robinson did not publicly acknowledge Keim’s comments, nor did he retract his accusations against the former general manager.
This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: Report connects ex-Arizona Cardinals GM Steve Keim to fraud scheme