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U.S.NBA’s Terry Rozier and Chauncey Billups among nationwide arrests in connection to illegal bettingByPat Milton,Pat MiltonSenior producer, CBS News Investigative UnitPat Milton, an award-winning journalist, is the senior producer of the CBS News Investigative Unit, specializing in national security, the FBI, Intelligence and federal law enforcement.Read Full BioPat Milton,Jacob Rosen,Jacob RosenJustice Department ReporterJake Rosen is a reporter covering the Department of Justice. He was previously a campaign digital reporter covering President Trump’s 2024 campaign and also served as an associate producer for “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan.”Read Full BioJacob Rosen,Graham Kates,Graham KatesReporterGraham Kates is an investigative reporter covering criminal justice, privacy issues and information security for CBS News Digital. Contact Graham at KatesG@cbsnews.com or grahamkates@protonmail.comRead Full BioGraham Kates,Anna SchecterAnna SchecterSenior Coordinating Producer, Crime and Public Safety UnitAnna Schecter is the senior coordinating producer for CBS News and Stations’ Crime and Public Safety Unit, based in New York.Read Full BioAnna SchecterUpdated on: October 23, 2025 / 10:17 PM EDT/ CBS NewsDozens of people including former and current NBA players and a coach have been charged in connection to two investigations into an alleged widespread sports betting scheme and organized crime ring, the FBI and federal prosecutors announced Thursday.Among those taken into custody were Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups andTerry Rozier, who has played for the Miami Heat since 2024. Billups, a former star guard andHall of Famerfrom Denver who played for multiple NBA teams,was arrested in Portland, Oregon, and Rozier was arrested in Orlando.The NBA said in a statement that Rozier and Billups were put on leave and that the league is cooperating with authorities.The arrestsare in relation to two federal criminal cases. One involves a sports betting ring involving former and current NBA players, including some who allegedly faked injuries. The other case involvesillegal high-stakes poker gamesinvolving coaches and operated by organized crime figures. Three people, including former NBA playerDamon Jones, were arrested in connection to both schemes, the U.S. attorney’s office said.Thirty-one people are being charged in the poker case, and some of those defendants are allegedly connected to organized crime families known to law enforcement, prosecutors said. Rozier was among the six arrested in connection with the sports betting case, while Billups was one of those arrested in connection to the poker case.FBI Director Kash Patel said the charges and the arrests in both cases include wire fraud, money laundering, extortion, robbery and illegal gambling.Patel called the arrests “extraordinary,” saying that they stemmed from a “coordinated takedown across 11 states.””Not only did we crack into the fraud that these perpetrators committed on th…
Published: 2025-10-24T02:17:56
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