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
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Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz, Two MLB Pitchers, Charged in Gambling Investigation
By Gotham Rex on November 9, 2025
Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz, pitchers for the Cleveland Guardians, were charged with sharing inside information about their pitches with bettors. Mr. Ortiz was arrested Sunday. Source: New York Times
U.S. Charges N.B.A. Figures in Gambling Schemes That Tainted Games
By Gotham Rex on October 23, 2025
Terry Rozier, a Miami Heat guard, and Chauncey Billups, coach of the Portland Trail Blazers, were among those arrested. Two indictments spanned the worlds of professional sports, Mafia families and online betting. Source: New York Times
Ukrainian Accused of Election Interference Charged With Money Laundering
By Gotham Rex on December 7, 2022
Andriy Derkach met with Rudolph W. Giuliani as part of his efforts to sow disinformation ahead of the 2020 election, federal authorities said. Source: New York Times
Two of New York’s Oldest Mafia Clans Charged in Money Laundering Scheme
By Gotham Rex on August 16, 2022
Nine members and associates of the Genovese and Bonanno families were charged in a case that centered on secret gambling parlors in Queens and Long Island. Source: New York Times
Ex-Party Producer Charged in $2.7 Million Bitcoin-Laundering Scheme
By Gotham Rex on March 24, 2022
Thomas Spieker’s clients included dark-web drug dealers and a cellphone-hacking identity thief, prosecutors said. Source: New York Times
Ex-Panama President’s Sons Are Extradited to U.S. After Multicountry Chase
By Gotham Rex on December 11, 2021
Two sons of the former president Ricardo Martinelli fled the United States by Uber, private jet and an “unknown vessel,” prosecutors said. The second has now been extradited, weeks after his brother. Source: New York Times
A Timeline of the Nxivm Sex Cult Case
By Gotham Rex on October 27, 2020
Keith Raniere, the group’s leader, styled himself a visionary, but a jury found him guilty of racketeering, sex trafficking and other charges. Source: New York Times