Five days after federal prosecutors unsealed two sweeping indictments against a network of gamblers, organized crime figures, and NBA insiders, the true impact of the scandal is only beginning to register.
Filed in the Southern District of New York, the two cases, U.S. v. Aiello and U.S. v. Earnest, charge nearly two dozen individuals in a web of high-tech poker fraud, illegal sports betting, and financial crime.
Headlines seized on the celebrity aspect: the involvement of four of the New York Five Families, and the roles played by three NBA athletes and coaches. Miami Heat star Terry Rozier allegedly faked an injury to hit “under” bets on his own stats, former NBA champion Chauncey Billups was linked to the rigged poker ring, and former assistant coach Damon Jones allegedly supplied insider injury information.
But the court filings, running over 100 pages between them, reveal a far more sophisticated picture.
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