US EditionMiami Heat’s Terry Rozier, Trail Blazers’ Chauncey Billups among dozens arrested in gambling probe tied to the Mafia
- On Oct. 23, Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier and Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups were arrested in connection with a federal gambling investigation involving more than 30 people.
- U.S. Attorney Joseph Nocella Jr. described indictments alleging an insider sports-betting scheme exploiting confidential NBA data and rigged underground poker games backed by Mafia families.
- The indictment shows defendants traded private NBA information to co-conspirators for fees or profit shares, and Jessica Tisch said players sometimes altered performance or left games early to help wagers.
- Billups faces specified federal charges and will appear in court Thursday in Oregon; Rozier was taken into custody in Orlando and will make an initial court appearance in Florida, while the NBA had no immediate comment.
- Officials warned the investigation could have broader implications for the NBA, as FBI Director Kash Patel said, `The FBI led a coordinated takedown across 11 states to arrest over 30 individuals today responsible for this case, which is very much ongoing,` and added, `We're talking about tens of millions of dollars in fraud and theft and robbery across a multi-year investigation.
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NBA coach, player arrested over sports betting and Mafia-backed poker schemes
Chauncey Billups, the coach of Portland, and Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier are among more than 30 people arrested in two cases alleging sprawling criminal schemes to rake in millions by rigging sports bets and poker games.
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Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups, a Denver native and former basketball star at the University of Colorado and with the Denver Nuggets, allegedly participated in a years-long scheme to rig Mafia-led poker games through sophisticated technological means, scamming wealthy players out of millions of dollars, according to a sweeping federal indictment unsealed Thursday. Billups was arrested Thursday in Oregon and faces federal char…
Reputed mobster ‘Tommy Juice,’ once charged with beating porn star girlfriend, arrested as part of NBA gambling bust
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Trail Blazers' Head Coach Chauncey Billups Arrested in Connection to Mafia-Backed Illegal Gambling
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