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FBI announces arrests in NBA-linked betting probe and Mafia-backed poker scheme
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Federal prosecutors in Brooklyn on Thursday, October 23, 2025, unsealed two indictments tied to illegal gambling, charging more than 30 people across 11 states — including Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups and Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier — in alleged insider sports-betting and rigged high‑stakes poker schemes with links to La Cosa Nostra.
Santiago's Seventh Guarantee Court imposed preventive detention on 17 out of 18 defendants linked to a Chinese mafia in the Meiggs neighborhood, as part of Operation 'Eastern Wall'. The accused face charges including drug trafficking, criminal association, and money laundering, among others. The involved former carabinero was also sent to prison.
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James Sabatino, a former Sicilian mafia member, has requested permission to interact with Joaquín 'El Chapo' Guzmán during recreation periods at the federal ADX Florence prison in Colorado. The petition aims to ease the extreme isolation both endure, citing a deterioration in their mental health. This request highlights the harsh conditions in the maximum security facility.