DETROIT ? Chris Webber faces additional charges on accusations he lied to a grand jury about his dealings with a Michigan basketball booster.

The new indictment Friday charges the Sacramento Kings’ player, his father Mayce Webber Jr. and aunt Charlene Johnson with nine counts, including conspiracy to obstruct justice and perjury.

They are accused of lying to a federal grand jury about their dealings with ex-booster Eddie Martin. Martin says he gave $616,000 to Webber and three other Wolverines players while they were amateurs. Martin, who pleaded guilty to illegal gambling, said he gave Webber and his family $280,000. Webber denies taking all but pocket money from Martin.

Webber has said he was misled by Martin who “befriended kids like myself, preying on our naivete.”

The player was indicted Sept. 9. He said a few days later he would “fight this case to the end, and I feel that I will be vindicated.”

Defense attorney Steven F. Fishman of Detroit said the latest indictment is a recognition that the previous one would have been dismissed. He questioned why the charges weren’t included in the original indictment, since the testimony hasn’t changed.

“The superseding indictment is nothing more than a transparent and somewhat pathetic attempt by the government to make chicken salad out of chicken droppings,” Fishman said.

Mayce Webber Jr., reached at his home, had no comment. A message was left Friday seeking comment from Charlene Johnson.

Friday’s indictment supersedes the four-count indictment in September against Webber, his father and his aunt. It contends they conspired to conceal the cash, checks, clothing, jewelry and other benefits provided to the player and his family by Martin from 1988-93.

The Webber family’s trial has been set for July 8. The maximum penalty on each charge is five years in prison and a fine of $250,000.

Webber told the grand jury in August 2000 that he took money from Martin in high school, but could not remember if he took money in college. His father testified before the grand jury two months earlier.

On Nov. 7, the university punished its men’s basketball program for the NCAA rule violations linked to Martin. It said it would prohibit the team from playing in the NCAA tournament or the NIT after the season. Michigan, which has won 10 straight games, leads the Big Ten.