FBI Charges Chauncey Billups and Terry Rozier in NBA Gambling Ring

NBA Gambling and Wire Fraud Charges

• FBI has confirmed charges against Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups and Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier in a massive NBA gambling probe.
• The indictment details specific instances where defendants profited from illegal gambling and betting on NBA games, including player performance.
• Teams mentioned in relation to the betting probe include the Charlotte Hornets, Portland Trailblazers, and Los Angeles Lakers.
• Each defendant faces charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering.

Rigged Poker Game Scheme

• Separately, a case involving United States versus Iello details a scheme to use wireless cheating technology to run rigged poker games.
• This scheme, active since 2019, targeted victims lured by the chance to play with former professional athletes.
• These athletes, referred to as "face cards," included Chanty Billups (former NBA player and current Portland Trailblazers head coach) and Damon Jones (former NBA player and coach).
• Victims, known as "fish," were unaware that other participants in the game, including the dealer, were part of the cheating operation.