Some people participated in both schemes, according to a person with knowledge of the matter. One involved illegal poker games that were set up by organized crime families and also involved at least one N.B.A. coach and former players in the league, according to three law enforcement officials briefed on the investigation. The case is expected to involve more than two dozen defendants, according to two people with knowledge of the matter, and to involve charges of gambling, money laundering and wire fraud. For more than a year, federal prosecutors in Brooklyn have focused on illegal gambling operations involving professional athletes. In 2024, a Brooklyn man was charged for his role in an illegal sports betting scheme involving Jontay Porter, a forward for the Toronto Raptors. Porter, who was not charged, was banned for life by the N.B.A. later that year.

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