Trail Blazers Coach Billups Arraigned in Poker Game Rigging Case

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* Chauncey‍ Billups, a ⁤basketball Hall ​of Famer‍ and current Portland ​Trail Blazers​ coach, is ‍facing charges of money laundering and wire fraud‌ conspiracy.
* He is accused of profiting from rigged poker ⁤games involving Mafia⁣ figures and at least one other former NBA player.
* The games took ⁣place in Manhattan, Las‍ Vegas, Miami, and the Hamptons.
* the ​scheme allegedly defrauded victims of around $7 million starting in ​at least 2019.
* Billups is accused of being a‌ “face card,” attracting⁢ wealthy⁢ players to the rigged games.
* Damon Jones, a former NBA player and assistant coach, was also involved in the poker scheme.
* Terry Rozier (Miami Heat⁢ guard) was charged in a​ separate ⁤ scheme involving exploiting insider information for NBA game bets.
* ​The gambling operations used sophisticated​ technology ‍ to ⁢rig the games, including ⁣altered shuffling⁤ machines, hidden cameras, special sunglasses, and X-ray equipment.
* Billups’ attorney,‌ Chris Heywood, maintains his client’s integrity and denies the charges.
* Over 30 people were ​charged in⁣ the federal ​takedown of these illegal⁢ gambling operations.
*⁤ Billups was inducted into⁢ the Naismith Memorial Hall of​ Fame last year.
* He will be arraigned in Brooklyn federal court on Monday.