More pleas expected in UNC agent-athlete cases Posted Apr 16, 2017 Some of the five men charged with violating the state's agent-athlete inducement law in providing gifts and money to football players at UNC could see their legal battle come to an end Monday. Jeff Nieman, an assistant district attorney in Orange County, said he expected at least one of the five to agree to a plea deal in hearings in Hillsborough that day. (WRAL Sports Fan)