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Jones, 49, said in court on Tuesday, April 28 that he used “insider information that I obtained as a result of my relationships as a former player.”
Damon Jones is among more than 30 people who were charged last fall in two sweeping indictments that targeted illegal gambling involving current and former N.B.A. players.
Federal prosecutors charged 34 defendants across two indictments, alleging sports betting and mafia-linked rigged poker games.
The latest NBA gambling scandal has resulted in its first guilty plea.
Former NBA player and assistant coach Damon Jones pleaded guilty on Tuesday to a federal charge that he gave inside information to gamblers
Former NBA player Damon Jones becomes first person to plead guilty in gambling sweep, accused of wire fraud conspiracy and money laundering.
