"An NBA player accused of faking an injury as part of a sports betting conspiracy pleaded not guilty in Brooklyn federal court on Monday to wire fraud and money laundering conspiracy charges. Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier, who was arrested on Oct. 23, pleaded not guilty and was released on a $3 million bond secured by his Florida residence and another home, the location of which is not public."
"According to prosecutors, while playing for the Charlotte Hornets in the 2022-2023 season, Rozier told Laster his longtime friend, who also pleaded not guilty to charges on Monday that in the first quarter of a March 2023 game against the New Orleans Pelicans, he was going to was going to prematurely remove himself from the game in the first quarter due to a supposed injury and not return to play further."
Terry Rozier, 31, pleaded not guilty in Brooklyn federal court to wire fraud and money laundering conspiracy charges and was released on a $3 million bond. Rozier appeared with co-defendants Eric Earnest, Marves Fairley, Shane Hennen, Damon Jones and De'Niro Laster at a brief status conference. Prosecutors allege Rozier told a longtime friend he would prematurely remove himself from a March 2023 game due to a supposed injury, and associates placed more than $200,000 in bets predicting underperformance and won tens of thousands. His defense plans to file a motion to dismiss based on Ciminelli v. United States.
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