U.S. Details How Mob and Ex-NBA Players Lured High Rollers Into Poker Trap

A Manhattan apartment was at the center of a Mafia-run ring that used former N.B.A. players as bait and technology to read cards, prosecutors say.

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As Early Voting Begins, How Many Will Take Advantage of It?

Saturday is the first day of early voting in the New York City mayor’s race. It’s also the last day to register to vote on Nov. 4.

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Here Are the Defendants Named in the N.B.A. Gambling Indictments

More than 30 people were charged in what prosecutors said was a gambling scheme involving N.B.A. players and coaches.

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Here’s How the Poker Scheme Worked, According to Prosecutors

The players cheated with sophisticated technology, and those who lost faced the threat of violence and extortion.

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Gambinos and Other NYC Mob Families Are Still in Business

The criminal organizations were mentioned prominently in a charging document that accused N.B.A. stars of recruiting players for illegal poker games.

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Bruce Cutler, Pugnacious Lawyer for the Mob Boss John Gotti, Dies at 77

He became one of the country’s best-known criminal defense lawyers after winning acquittals in three cases that spawned a new nickname for Mr. Gotti: “the Teflon Don.”

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