Prosecutors Plan New Bribery Charges Against NBA Guard Terry Rozier In Betting Scheme
Prosecutors told a Brooklyn federal court on Monday, April 27, 2026, they plan to seek superseding bribery and honest services wire-fraud charges against NBA guard Terry Rozier tied to an alleged betting scheme.
Prosecutors told the judge they have evidence Rozier solicited and received a bribe after removing himself from a game so bettors could cash "under" proposition bets. The filing specifies Rozier was then a Miami Heat guard and says the new counts would be added via a superseding indictment tied to the same gambling scheme. Prosecutors told the court they intend to file the superseding charges by mid-May.
The allegations arise from two related federal indictments that together charge 34 defendants, including former NBA personnel and people with alleged mafia ties. The cases have already produced a guilty plea after former assistant coach and ex-player Damon Jones pleaded guilty in both indictments.
What began as sweeping gambling and poker-scheme indictments has now shifted toward specific bribery allegations involving a current player, a move prosecutors described in court this week. If prosecutors file the superseding indictment, it would add federal bribery and honest services wire fraud counts to Rozier's case.
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- On Monday, April 27, 2026, Rozier appeared in Brooklyn federal court for a motion to dismiss, where prosecutors reiterated they intend to seek a superseding indictment by mid‑May charging bribery and honest services wire fraud.
- Prosecutors told the court they have evidence that Terry Rozier solicited and received a bribe connected to taking himself out of a game so bettors could cash winning "under" proposition bets.
- The new filing specifies Rozier was then a Miami Heat guard and that the prospective bribery and wire‑fraud charges would be added via a superseding indictment tied to the same gambling scheme.
- CBS situates the Rozier matter within two broader federal indictments that together charge 34 defendants, including former players/coaches and individuals with alleged mafia ties.
- Damon Jones, a former Cleveland Cavaliers guard and NBA assistant coach, is among three people charged in both the sports‑betting and poker‑scheme indictments and has pleaded guilty in both cases.
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- The CBS report situates the Terry Rozier case within two broader federal indictments that together charge 34 defendants, including Damon Jones and some individuals with alleged mafia ties.
- It confirms that on Monday, April 27, 2026, Rozier appeared in Brooklyn federal court for a motion to dismiss, where prosecutors reiterated their intention to file superseding charges by mid-May, including bribery and wire fraud.
- The article clarifies that Damon Jones, a former Cleveland Cavaliers guard and NBA assistant coach, is among three people charged in both the sports-betting and poker-scheme indictments, and that he has now pleaded guilty in both.
- On Monday, April 27, 2026, prosecutors told a court they intend to seek superseding charges of bribery in sports and honest services wire fraud against current NBA player Terry Rozier.
- Prosecutors said in court they have evidence Rozier solicited and received a bribe in connection with allegedly taking himself out of a game so bettors could cash in on his 'under' proposition bets.
- The new filing specifies that Rozier was then a Miami Heat guard and that the prospective charges would be added via a superseding indictment tied to the same gambling scheme.