Wire›2026 04 28›Ex Nba Player Damon Jones First To Plead Guilty In Pair Of Gambling Cases
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Ex-NBA player Damon Jones first to plead guilty in pair of gambling cases

Federal prosecutors charged 34 defendants across two indictments, alleging sports betting and mafia-linked rigged poker games.

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