12 defendants set to take plea deals in NBA-mafia rigged poker game case, feds say

New York — Twelve defendants caught up in an investigation into rigged poker games allegedly involving NBA figures and members of the mafia are set to make plea agreements in the federal case, prosecutors said Wednesday. They said the formal plea deals will be entered in the coming days. The names of those pleading were not … Read more

Justice Department expects to extend plea deals to 12 in NBA-Mafia rigged poker case

Federal prosecutors are expected to extend plea deals to a dozen defendants in the sprawling, mob-linked poker case that led to charges against an NBA Hall of Famer and a former NBA player, according to a court document filed Tuesday. The government, however, did not specify in the brief filed ahead of a Wednesday status … Read more