Ex-NBA player Damon Jones expected to plead guilty in gambling sweep
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Ex-NBA player and assistant coach Damon Jones is expected to become the first person to plead guilty in a gambling sweep that led to the arrests of more than 30 people, including reputed mobsters and other basketball figures.
A change of plea hearing for Jones is scheduled for May 6 in Brooklyn federal court.
That's according to a court filing on Thursday.
The 49-year-old Jones had previously pleaded not guilty to separate indictments charging him with profiting from rigged poker games and providing sports bettors with non-public information about injuries to stars LeBron James and Anthony Davis.
A message seeking comment was left for his lawyer, Kenneth Montgomery.
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