According to their attorney, Faulk's parents said they received most of the money from Randall "Banks" Menard, who was arrested Wednesday by the LSU Police Department and accused of offering bribes in attempt to induce two LSU players to sign with a specific agent.

Gerald and Vivian Faulk made the disclosure during a recent meeting with LSU police, attorney Kevin Tauzin said.

"They feel used," Tauzin said. "They thought this guy was a family friend helping them out when he had an ulterior motive."

The parents took money between the end of Faulk's junior year and his senior year at LSU, but Faulk did not know about it, Tauzin said. He said all the money received was in cash.

Lewis Unglesby, a lawyer representing Menard, declined comment. Black did not return messages left at his office.

The parents realized toward the end of Faulk's senior season the money was meant to influence their son's choice of a sports agent, Tauzin said.

State law prohibits agents from giving college athletes anything of value, either directly or indirectly. The law applies to registered agents and agent representatives, commonly known as "runners."

According to Tauzin, Gerald Faulk said that he once received money from Black, a South Carolina agent who represented Faulk during recent contract negotiations with the New England Patriots. The lawyer said he did not know when or how much money Black gave Faulk's father.

The parents said Menard gave them the rest of the money, Tauzin said.

Kevin Faulk, the all-time leading rusher in LSU history, recently said Menard is a longtime friend who gave him thousands of dollars in cash and gifts during his career at LSU and while playing for Carencro High School.

Faulk described Menard as "a big brother" and said he did not think the gifts were meant to influence his choice of agents.

The parents told police they realized Menard was acting on Black's behalf when, toward the end of Faulk's senior season, Menard called and frantically asked what agent Faulk intended to pick, Tauzin said.

"That's when he went to cash in his chips," Tauzin said. "(Faulk's parents) honestly thought that Banks was giving them money to help them. ... Now they're convinced he was going through them to get Kevin."

Menard is accused in an arrest warrant of offering thousands of dollars to an LSU assistant coach and an academic adviser to persuade two football players to sign with a specific agent, thought by police to be Black. Menard also is accused of trying to make deals with LSU players Mark Roman and Clarence LeBlanc.