"What you don't know is that this is an illegal gambling operation and sports rigging operation that spanned the course of years. The FBI led a coordinated takedown across 11 states to arrest over 30 individuals today responsible for this case, which is very much ongoing. Not only did we crack into the fraud that these perpetrators committed on the grand stage of the NBA, but we also entered and executed a system of justice against La Cosa Nostra"
"but we also entered and executed a system of justice against La Cosa Nostra to include the Bonanno, Gambino, Genovese, and Lucchese crime families; and you'll hear more about those details today. The charges and the arrests that were taken down across this country ranged from wire fraud, money laundering, extortion, robbery, illegal gambling. This FBI will leave no room for any perpetrator of crime across this country."
A multi-year illegal gambling and sports-rigging operation targeted NBA games and involved major organized crime families. Federal agents conducted a coordinated takedown across 11 states, arresting more than 30 individuals. Charges include wire fraud, money laundering, extortion, robbery, and illegal gambling. Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups was arrested for alleged affiliation with an illegal poker operation. Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier was arrested over suspicious betting activity linked to a 2023 game. The operation reportedly connected to the Bonanno, Gambino, Genovese, and Lucchese families. Investigations and prosecutions related to the case remain ongoing.
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