"Billups and Jones are accused of luring unsuspecting players to poker games rigged by the mob. They and the rest of the defendants, who include purported organized crime figures and suppliers of equipment to rig the games, have pleaded not guilty."
"Federal prosecutors said they expect to extend plea offers to 12 defendants in the coming days. At least nine other defendants are having 'productive conversations' about pleading guilty, prosecutors said."
"Evidence includes body-worn camera footage; records concerning the defendants' arrests; electronic evidence seized from seven electronic devices and Apple iCloud accounts; over 100,000 pages of financial records and telephone records; over 800 pages of surveillance photographs; and pole camera footage from 147 Lexington Avenue in Manhattan."
Chauncey Billups, Damon Jones, and approximately three dozen co-defendants face trial beginning November 2 for their alleged involvement in rigged poker games operated by organized crime figures. All defendants appeared at a status hearing in Brooklyn federal court where Judge Ramon Reyes set the trial date. Federal prosecutors plan to extend plea offers to 12 defendants and report productive plea discussions with at least nine others. The defendants, including purported mob figures and equipment suppliers, have pleaded not guilty to charges of luring unsuspecting players to rigged games. Evidence includes body camera footage, financial records, surveillance photographs, and pole camera footage from Manhattan locations.
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