A hearing in Brooklyn was packed as Mr. Billups and 30 other defendants answered charges in a sweeping federal indictment involving rigged poker games. Source: New York Times
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Mafia Member Recruited Son’s Friends for Gambling Ring, Prosecutors Say
By Gotham Rex on November 13, 2025
Prosecutors say the New Jersey man farmed out his betting operations, and that some participants were college athletes. Gambling charges are on the rise throughout collegiate and professional sports in the United States. Source: New York Times
U.S. Details How Mob and Ex-NBA Players Lured High Rollers Into Poker Trap
By Gotham Rex on October 24, 2025
A Manhattan apartment was at the center of a Mafia-run ring that used former N.B.A. players as bait and technology to read cards, prosecutors say. Source: New York Times
Mobster Pleads in Plot Against ‘Real Housewives’ Boyfriend, U.S. Says
By Gotham Rex on December 16, 2020
John Perna, who prosecutors say is a member of the Lucchese crime family, agreed to the beatdown in exchange for a discount on a wedding deal, the indictment charged. Source: New York Times