"Jones pleaded not guilty in a pair of indictments, one accusing him of leaking inside information to bettors before NBA games, the other of taking part in a Mafia-connected rigged poker game that stole millions from high rollers looking to play Texas Hold Em with sports stars. Jones, who was initially arrested in Texas, walked into the courtroom wearing a dark blazer and a light-blue, button-down shirt open at the collar."
"He was released on $200,000 bond, secured by his mother and stepfather, who put up their Texas home as collateral. The mention of plea negotiations came when Judge Ramon Reyes, who is overseeing the poker case, asked Jones about consenting to stopping the 70-day speedy trial clock a common occurrence in complex prosecutions. You may be engaging with plea negotiations in the government, is that correct? the judge asked, to which Jones responded, Yes, Sir."
Damon Jones, a former Cleveland Cavaliers player and coach, pleaded not guilty in two indictments and is pursuing possible plea negotiations. One indictment accuses him of leaking inside information to bettors before NBA games. The other accuses him of participating in a Mafia-connected rigged poker game that stole millions from high rollers seeking Texas Hold Em with sports stars. Jones was arrested in Texas, released on $200,000 bond secured by his mother and stepfather, and appeared in Brooklyn Federal Court. Federal investigators charged three NBA figures, 31 other suspects including organized crime members and sports-betting influencers, and alleged high-stakes games in Manhattan, Las Vegas, and the Hamptons.
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