Twitty is charged with illegal recruitment because he is not a licensed agent in Florida. Black's charges come because he allegedly aided Twitty although he knew Twitty did not possess the requisite license.The police said the investigation was continuing and more charges are forthcoming. Chief Assistant State Attorney Bill Cervone stated that he is not yet certain if his office will proceed against Black and Twitty. Unlicensed agent activity is the only criminal law in the state pertaining to sports agents, a UPD spokesman said.

Under Florida Law, the felony crime of unlicensed agent activity carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison and/or a $5,000 fine.

Michael Butler, spokesperson for Black, said that Twitty is not required to be licensed to service players in Florida who are already under contract with PMI (Black's company). He further stated that Black maintains his innocence and the charges against him are without substance.

Florida athletic director Jeremy Foley said the school had no knowledge of the illegal recruiting efforts until the players were off the Gators' roster. Although, it is a NCAA violation for athletes to accept inducements from sports agents before their eligibility expires, Florida officials claim they do not anticipate disciplinary action against the former students because they notified NCAA as soon as they became aware of the violations.