US EditionNBA Coach and Player Arrested in Massive Mafia-Linked Sports Rigging and Gambling Probe
Three Mafia crime families used NBA players and coaches to run a multimillion-dollar illegal gambling ring involving cheating technology, federal authorities said.
- On Thursday, federal agents arrested Chauncey Billups, Portland Trail Blazers head coach, and Terry Rozier, Miami Heat guard, in a wide FBI probe unveiling indictments in a poker-fixing investigation.
- Beginning as early as 2019, prosecutors say criminal enterprises set up illegal poker games and enlisted former professional NBA athletes as "Face Cards", with the Gambino, Bonnano and Genovese crime families allegedly masterminding the scheme.
- Authorities say the scheme involved games in the Hamptons, Manhattan, Miami, and Las Vegas, leading to $7m in losses and 31 arrests across 11 states, with defendants allegedly using threats and violence when victims refused to pay.
- The NBA responded by placing Chauncey Billups on "immediate leave" while federal authorities also arrested Terry Rozier, and officials say the case will stay in the public eye for months or years.
- Former FBI supervisory special agent James Gagliano marveled at signs that `the mob is back`, noting shifts into securities fraud, gambling, and online scams. Experts say 1980s–1990s prosecutions helped break mafia power.
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