Chauncey Billups, Terry Rozier, and Damon Jones were arrested Thursday as part of a major federal investigation into alleged illegal gambling operations tied to organized crime. The FBI has charged the three NBA stars with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering, accusing them of orchestrating rigged poker games and leaking inside information about NBA games to gain an edge in betting. Billups and Jones are said to have participated in rigged games with ties to the La Cosa Nostra crime families, resulting in losses exceeding $7 million for unsuspecting victims.
Billups, who was once a prominent player with the Detroit Pistons, is accused of being one of the