Legal & Compliance - Two major fraud cases are announced, one involving sports betting and the other involving illegal gambling [1] - The indictments contain only allegations, and the defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty [4] Sports Betting & NBA - A sports betting corruption scheme exploited confidential information about National Basketball Association athletes and teams [2] - The scheme is described as one of the most brazen sports corruption schemes since online sports betting became widely legalized in the United States [1] Illegal Gambling & Poker - A nationwide scheme to rig illegal poker games involved 31 defendants [2] - Millions of dollars were stolen from victims in underground poker games that were secretly fixed using high-tech cheating technology [2] - The games in the New York area were backed by the Banano, Gambino, and Genovves crime families of Lazinostra [3] Individuals Involved - Three overlapping defendants are charged in both cases: Damon Jones, Eric Ernest, and Shane Hennan [3] - Former professional athletes are among the defendants involved in the illegal poker games [2]
'Your luck has run out': U.S. atty on NBA and organized crime families gambling busts
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