[This
case
is]
one
of
the
most
brazen
sports
corruption
schemes
since
online
sports
betting
became
widely
legalized
in
the
United
States.
—
Interim
United
States
Attorney
for
the
Eastern
District
of
New
York,
Joseph
Nocella,
Jr.,
in
a
press
conference
earlier
today
discussing
the
arrest
of
34
people,
including
Miami
Heat
guard
Terry
Rozier
and
former
Cleveland
Cavaliers
player
and
assistant
coach
Damon
Jones,
as
the
result
of
a
years-long
investigation
related
to
illegal
sports
betting
and
rigged
poker
games.
The
fraud
is
described
by
authorities
as
“mind-boggling”
and
is
linked
to
four
Mafia
families.
In
total,
six
of
the
defendants
are
accused
of
involvement
in
the
sports
betting
scheme
and
31,
including
Portland
Trail
Blazers
coach
Chauncey
Billups,
are
accused
of
involvement
in
the
poker
scheme.