Overview
- Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups is scheduled for arraignment Nov. 24 in the Eastern District of New York on wire fraud, conspiracy and money laundering charges, and he remains on unpaid leave.
- Prosecutors allege Billups acted as a celebrity "face card" to draw gamblers to rigged games that used altered shuffling machines and other technology to deceive players.
- Former NBA player and assistant coach Damon Jones, who pleaded not guilty on Nov. 6, is due back in Brooklyn federal court Nov. 24 for a preliminary conference on wire fraud and money laundering conspiracy charges.
- Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier has a Dec. 8 Brooklyn court date as authorities accuse him of providing nonpublic information that was used to place player-prop and game-related bets; he is on unpaid leave.
- The investigation spans 11 states with more than 30 arrests, and Billups was released under conditions that include surrendering his passport, travel limits, and bans on gambling-related activity and contact with alleged co-conspirators or La Cosa Nostra members.