US EditionTerry Rozier Seeks to Have Charges Thrown Out in NBA Gambling Case
Rozier’s motion argues the indictment lacks clear wire fraud allegations, citing a 2023 Supreme Court ruling; money laundering charges depend on wire fraud dismissal.
- On Dec. 23, Terry Rozier's lawyers filed a motion asking a Brooklyn federal court judge to dismiss two felony counts of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and money laundering.
- Citing United States v. Ciminelli, Rozier's lawyers contend federal prosecutors overreached by federalizing state-licensed sportsbooks, conflicting with the 2023 Supreme Court ruling that narrowed wire fraud prosecutions.
- The indictment says Rozier informed co-defendant De'Niro Laster before a Mar 23, 2023 game, leading to more than $200,000 in prop bets on Rozier's unders.
- The Miami Heat are impacted by Rozier's absence and contract implications as Terry Rozier, Miami Heat guard, is on indefinite leave and his $26.6 million contract remains on the team's salary cap, unable to be used while the case proceeds.
- Prosecutors must respond by Feb. 2 and the court calendar includes a March 4 hearing with a trial target by September; Rozier's lawyers argue dismissing wire-fraud could collapse related money laundering charges affecting more than 30 co-defendants.
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Miami Heat’s Terry Rozier asks judge to throw out betting charges
Lawyers for Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier are asking a judge to throw out sports gambling charges that have kept him off the court this season, arguing that the government overreached by turning a private dispute over bettors’ use of non-public information into a federal case.
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