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04/16 13:07 CDT Ex-NBA player Damon Jones is expected to become first person to
plead guilty in gambling sweep
Ex-NBA player Damon Jones is expected to become first person to plead guilty in
gambling sweep
By MICHAEL R. SISAK
Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) --- Former NBA player and assistant coach Damon Jones is expected
to become the first person to plead guilty in a gambling sweep that led to the
arrests of more than 30 people, including reputed mobsters and other basketball
figures.
A change-of-plea hearing for Jones is scheduled for May 6 in Brooklyn federal
court, according to a court filing Thursday.
Jones, 49, had previously pleaded not guilty to separate indictments charging
him with profiting from rigged poker games and providing sports bettors with
non-public information about injuries to stars LeBron James and Anthony Davis.
Jones is charged in both cases with wire fraud conspiracy and money laundering
conspiracy.
A message seeking comment was left for his lawyer, Kenneth Montgomery. He told
a judge at Jones' arraignments in November that they "may be engaging in plea
negotiations."
Jones, a onetime teammate of James, was arrested last October along with
Portland Trail Blazers head coach and Basketball Hall of Famer Chauncey Billups
and Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier, and others, including a sports bettor
accused of cashing in on injury information.
Jones was one of three people charged in both the poker and sports betting
schemes. He remains free on bail.
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