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A man with ties to Philadelphia and western Pennsylvania is one of the dozens of defendants named in two separate indictments on an illegal sports betting scheme and rigged poker games involving former NBA players and coaches as well as four of the five most notorious mafia families, the FBI revealed.

On Thursday, Oct. 23, FBI Director Kash Patel announced charges against multiple defendants in connection to two separate illegal gambling-related cases. The first indictment charged six men with wire fraud and money laundering conspiracy for allegedly using inside information from NBA players and coaches to profit from illegal betting.

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The defendants include Miami Heat guard Terry Roz

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