How NBA figures and mafia families allegedly stole millions in rigged poker games: “Very sophisticated cheating technologies”

[ad_1] X-ray tables. Hidden cameras. Pre-marked cards. Prosecutors say the suspects charged Thursday in a high-profile illegal gambling bust made use of sophisticated technology to cheat victims out of millions. In a series of arrests Thursday morning, law enforcement officers across the country took several big names in NBA basketball and dozens of alleged criminal…

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Trump pardons billionaire crypto exchange founder who pleaded guilty to money laundering-related charge

[ad_1] Washington — President Trump has pardoned a billionaire cryptocurrency exchange founder who pleaded guilty to a money laundering-related charge, claiming the man was a victim of political prosecution by the Biden administration.  Changpeng Zhao, a Chinese-born Canadian founder of the cryptocurrency exchange Binance, pleaded guilty in November 2023 to charges of enabling money laundering while…

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