Terry Rozier to face new sports bribery and wire fraud charges in gambling scheme
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Updated · ESPN · Apr 28
Terry Rozier to face new sports bribery and wire fraud charges in gambling scheme
15 articles · Updated · ESPN · Apr 28
Federal prosecutors in New York plan to file superseding charges against Rozier by mid-May, alleging he solicited and received a bribe during a 2023 NBA game as a Charlotte Hornet.
The NBA is identified as the victim, and Rozier’s attorney, Jim Trusty, was notified of the new charges just hours before Monday’s hearing on a motion to dismiss the initial indictment.
Rozier is among six men indicted in October 2023 for sharing inside NBA information; co-defendant Damon Jones is expected to plead guilty, and the case is part of a broader FBI investigation.
Will a Supreme Court precedent be the key to dismantling the entire case against Terry Rozier?
How deep does the NBA's gambling scandal run, and which big names could fall next?
Why did the NBA's own investigation fail to find evidence that the FBI later uncovered?
Will this scandal force regulators to ban the player-specific prop bets that are so easily manipulated?
Is legalized sports betting making corruption and game-fixing in professional sports simply inevitable?
Could AI-powered monitoring of betting markets have prevented this scandal from ever happening?