Overview
- A court filing on Thursday set a May 6 hearing in Brooklyn for Damon Jones to change his plea in the sports-betting case.
- Prosecutors say Jones sold nonpublic news that a Lakers star would miss the Feb. 9, 2023 game in Milwaukee, urging a co-conspirator to “get a big bet on Milwaukee tonight before the information is out.”
- Charging documents describe a Jan. 15, 2024 tip about Anthony Davis that cost a bettor roughly $100,000 after Jones was paid about $2,500 for information that proved wrong.
- Jones also faces a separate indictment that alleges mafia-backed, rigged poker games using altered shufflers, hidden cameras, special eyewear and an X-ray table, and he has not moved to change his plea in that case.
- He is the first defendant in the multi-defendant sweep to signal a guilty plea, and his lawyer says he is not cooperating as details of any agreement remain under seal.