[This case is] one of the brazen sports activities corruption schemes since on-line sports activities betting grew to become broadly legalized in america.
— Interim United States Lawyer for the Jap District of New York, Joseph Nocella, Jr., in a press convention earlier at the moment discussing the arrest of 34 folks, together with Miami Warmth guard Terry Rozier and former Cleveland Cavaliers participant and assistant coach Damon Jones, as the results of a years-long investigation associated to unlawful sports activities betting and rigged poker video games. The fraud is described by authorities as “mind-boggling” and is linked to 4 Mafia households. In complete, six of the defendants are accused of involvement within the sports activities betting scheme and 31, together with Portland Path Blazers coach Chauncey Billups, are accused of involvement within the poker scheme.
