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You can picture the scene. Tucked somewhere between the glitter and grit of Manhattan, a room wafting smoke with the rhythm of a poker game seemingly like any other: Cards whisper against felt, chips click in steady tempo,
Antonio Gates has been accused of being involved in a mafia-linked poker game. Now, his business manager is sharing his side.
Here's a look at the stunning charges brought against former and current NBA stars and others, including fraud, money laundering, and extortion.
The Department of Justice detailed sophisticated technology allegedly used in the poker scandal linked to the NBA and organized crime families.
A former Italian police officer has been placed under house arrest 45 years after allegedly tampering with an investigation into one of Italy’s most shocking political mafia murder cases.
Photos of purported cartel banners threatening U.S. citizens in Los Cabos circulated online, though local authorities found no physical evidence of the signs.
Behind the glass doors of an unassuming building in Manhattan, wedged between aging facades and staring across a shuttered print shop, a shadowy world stirred, coming alive with the flick of cards, the muted clink of glasses and the quiet hum of a dangerous secret.
The son of a legendary mafia capo, a newbie made man and highly skilled poker-playing wiseguy were among the 13 mobsters busted alongside NBA stars in a sweeping historic gambling bust, according