US EditionNBA's Chauncey Billups pleads not guilty in rigged poker games case
Billups denies charges of wire fraud and money laundering in a rigged poker scheme that defrauded victims of at least $7 million, prosecutors say.
- Chauncey Billups, head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers, pleaded not guilty to charges of money laundering conspiracy and wire fraud conspiracy related to an illegal gambling scheme.
- Billups faces charges of money laundering conspiracy and wire fraud conspiracy, both carrying maximum sentences of 20 years in prison, according to federal authorities.
- Billups is accused of using sophisticated cheating technology to lure victims into rigged poker games, defrauding them of over $7 million.
- Billups was released on a $5 million bond and is currently prohibited from gambling or contacting co-defendants.
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Trail Blazers coach faced justice in Brooklyn and rejected the charges
NBA head coach Chauncey Billups enters not guilty plea in illegal gambling case
Portland Trail Blazers coach and basketball Hall of Famer Chauncey Billups pleaded not guilty on Monday to charges he profited from rigged poker games involving several Mafia figures and at least one other former NBA player.
Chauncey Billups pleads not guilty in illegal poker case allegedly linked to mafia
New York — NBA Hall of Famer Chauncey Billups pleaded not guilty Monday in federal court in Brooklyn, nearly a month after he was among dozens of people arrested in a sweeping FBI crackdown on alleged illegal gambling rings. Billups is facing charges of wire fraud conspiracy and money laundering. The 49-year-old — who had served as head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers until being suspended by the league in late October following his arrest —…
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