US EditionFormer NBA player and coach Damon Jones pleads guilty to selling gamblers inside information
Jones admitted sharing nonpublic injury and lineup information with bettors and taking part in rigged poker games that prosecutors say defrauded victims of more than $10 million.
- On Tuesday, former NBA player and assistant coach Damon Jones pleaded guilty in Brooklyn federal court to one count of wire fraud conspiracy, admitting involvement in widespread illegal gambling and rigged poker schemes.
- Prosecutors allege Jones leveraged his NBA relationships to provide nonpublic injury information to bettors and lured victims into poker games rigged by organized crime figures using hidden cameras and specialized equipment.
- Jones sold insider tips regarding injuries to stars LeBron James and Anthony Davis, while accepting $2,500 for participation in a specific rigged poker game in the Hamptons.
- Sentencing guidelines indicate Jones faces 21 to 27 months in prison and must forfeit $35,000, with sentencing set for Jan. 6, 2027; he stated, "I would like to sincerely apologize" to the National Basketball Association.
- Jones is the first of 30 defendants to plead in the investigation while remaining free on bail; other defendants include Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups and Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier.
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In the betting and mafia scandal that shook the National Basketball Association (NBA) last year, there is a first confession! The former pro and co-trainer Damon Jones admitted at a hearing in Brooklyn, New York, that he had used insider information to betray sports betting providers. He also admitted that "high-profile players have been recruited for poker rounds – but the games have been manipulated. The penalty has not yet been fixed. Accordi…
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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! After initially maintaining his innocence, NBA champion Damon Jones has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud after giving insider information before it was made public to benefit gamblers. Jones became the first NBA figure in the scandal to plead guilty — he was charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and money laundering. Reading a prepared statement to the court, he acknowledged tha…
Ex-NBA star Damon Jones folds, pleads guilty in $10 million insider betting and rigged poker cases
The game is over for disgraced NBA player and former coach Damon Jones, who pleaded guilty in a Brooklyn federal court on Tuesday to wire fraud conspiracy involving illegal sports and poker betting activity. Jones’ plea applies to two separate cases: one count for his role in a scheme to use inside information derived from multiple NBA teams, players and coaches to profit from illegal betting activity; and one count for participating in a schem…
Former NBA player and coach pleads guilty in gambling probe
(NBC, KYMA) - Former NBA player and coach Damon Jones pleaded guilty Tuesday to conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Jones had been accused of sharing information regarding LeBron Jones and Anthony Davis in what prosecutors said were schemes to rig high stakes poker games and use inside information to make sports bets. In a New York city courtroom, Jones said, "I would like to sincerely apologize to the court, my family, my peers and also the Nation…
Ex-NBA player Damon Jones pleads guilty to wire fraud in $10M betting, poker schemes
Damon Jones, a former NBA player and coach, pleaded guilty in federal court in Brooklyn to two counts of wire fraud conspiracy -- one tied to an insider betting scheme that exploited confidential NBA information and another involving rigged illegal poker games across the country, federal prosecutors announced. Combined losses in both cases exceed $10 million.
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