전 NBA 선수 Damon Jones, 불법 스포츠 베팅 및 포커 사기 가담 혐의 인정

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전 NBA 선수 데이먼 존스, 2건의 도박 범죄 가담 인정
전 NBA 선수이자 어시스턴트 코치였던 데이먼 존스가 내부 정보를 이용한 스포츠 베팅 및 포커 게임 조작 공모 혐의와 관련해, 현재 진행 중인 도박 음모 사건에서 유죄를 인정한 첫 번째 인물이 되었다.
존스, 유죄 인정
스포츠 베팅 사건에서 유죄를 인정한 후, 존스는 법정에서 준비한 진술서를 낭독하며 자신이 전직 선수로서 얻은 내부 정보를 이용해 베팅 업체들을 속이려 공모했음을 시인했다. 그는 법원과 자신의 가족, 동료들, 그리고 NBA에 진심 어린 사과를 전하고 싶다고 밝혔다.
텍사스주 갤버스턴 출신인 존스는 1999년부터 2009년까지 11년간 10개 팀을 거치며 2천만 달러 이상의 수익을 올렸다. 그는 2005년부터 2008년까지 클리블랜드에서 르브론 제임스의 팀 동료로 뛰었으며, 이후 2022-2023 시즌에는 제임스가 속한 LA 레이커스에서 비공식 어시스턴트 코치로 활동하기도 했다.
존스의 유죄 인정은 놀라운 일이 아니다. 그는 이미 몇 주 전 자신의 답변을 '무죄'에서 '유죄'로 변경하겠다고 발표한 바 있다. 그는 자신의 행동이 NBA 행동 강령과 스포츠 베팅 플랫폼의 서비스 약관을 모두 위반했음을 인정했다. 존스는 또한 2022년 12월부터 2024년 3월까지 이어진 이 범죄의 목적이 내부 정보를 활용해 스포츠북으로부터 부당 이득을 취하는 것이었다고 설명했다. 검찰에 따르면, 이 정보에는 NBA 스타들의 부상과 관련된 비공개 세부 사항들이 포함되어 있었다.
존스는 두 사건에서 어떤 역할을 했나?
두 번째 심리에서 존스는 마이애미와 햄튼에서 열린 포커 게임에 '얼굴 마담(face card)'으로 참여하고, 자신의 NBA 유명인 지위를 이용해 고액 베팅자들을 테이블로 끌어들였다는 사실을 인정했다. 그의 진술에 따르면, 존스는 게임 전후 공모자들과의 대화를 통해 해당 게임들이 조작되었으며 참가자들이 사기를 당하고 있다는 사실을 알고 있었다고 밝혔다.
기소장에 따르면, 한 사례에서 존스는 햄튼에서 열린 게임에 참여하는 대가로 2,500달러를 받았으며, 당시 그는 범죄에 연루된 다른 사람들을 면밀히 관찰하며 사기를 치라는 지시를 받았다. 검찰은 그가 확신이 서지 않을 때는 무조건 폴드(fold)하라는 지시를 받았다고 전했다.
검찰은 스포츠 베팅 사건의 공동 피고인인 전 마이애미 히트 가드 테리 로지어에 대해서도 추가 기소를 진행 중이며, 로지어는 무죄를 주장하고 있다. 존스는 지난 10월 로지어, 포틀랜드 트레일블레이저스 감독이자 농구 명예의 전당 헌액자인 천시 빌럽스, 그리고 부상 관련 정보로 이득을 취한 혐의를 받는 베팅자 등과 함께 체포되었다. 존스는 포커와 스포츠 베팅 범죄 모두에 기소된 세 명 중 한 명이다.
현재 존스는 보석 상태로 풀려나 있으며, 선고 공판은 2027년 1월 6일로 예정되어 있다. 그는 스포츠 베팅 사건보다 조작된 포커 사건에서 더 긴 징역형을 선고받을 가능성이 높다. 스포츠 베팅 사건의 경우, 그는 21개월에서 27개월의 징역형을 받을 것으로 예상된다.
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Former NBA Player Damon Jones Admits to Participating in 2 Gambling Schemes
Stefan Velikov
April 29, 2026
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Former NBA Player Damon Jones Admits to Participating in 2 Gambling Schemes
Jones’ admission does not come as a surprise, as he announced a couple of weeks ago that he would be changing his plea from “innocent” to “guilty”
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Former NBA player and assistant coach Damon Jones became the first individual in an ongoing gambling conspiracy case to plead guilty to two counts of conspiracy to commit fraud involving insider sports betting and rigged poker game schemes.
Jones Admits Guilt
After pleading guilty in the sports betting case, Jones read a prepared statement to the court, admitting that he had conspired with others to defraud betting companies by using insider information obtained through his relationships as a former player. He said that he wished to offer a sincere apology to the court, his family, his peers, and the National Basketball Association.
A native of Galveston, Texas , Jones earned more than $20 million over an 11-year career from 1999 to 2009 , playing for 10 different teams . He was teammates with LeBron James in Cleveland from 2005 to 2008 and later served as an unofficial assistant coach for James’ Los Angeles Lakers during the 2022–2023 season.
Jones’ admission does not come as a surprise, as he announced a couple of weeks ago that he would be changing his plea from “innocent” to “guilty.” He admitted that his actions breached both the NBA’s code of conduct and the terms of service of sports betting platforms. Jones also explained that the objective of the conspiracy, which operated from December 2022 to March 2024 , was to profit from sportsbooks by leveraging insider knowledge. According to prosecutors, this information included nonpublic details about injuries to NBA stars.
What Was Jones’ Role in the Two Schemes?
At his second hearing, Jones acknowledged that he was paid to serve as a “face card” at poker games in Miami and the Hamptons , using his NBA celebrity status to attract high-stakes bettors to the table. According to his statement, Jones said that, based on conversations with his co-conspirators before and after the games, he knew these games were rigged and that players were being cheated.
According to the indictment, in one case, Jones received $2,500 for participating in a game in the Hamptons, where he was instructed to cheat by closely observing others involved in the scheme. Prosecutors said he was told to fold his hand whenever he was uncertain.
Prosecutors said they are pursuing additional charges against a co-defendant in the sports betting case, former Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier , who has pleaded not guilty. Jones was arrested last October alongside Rozier, Portland Trail Blazers head coach and Basketball Hall of Fame star Chauncey Billups , and others, including a bettor accused of profiting from injury-related information. Jones was one of three individuals charged in both the poker and sports betting schemes.
Currently, Jones remains free on bail and is not scheduled to be sentenced until January 6, 2027 . He is likely to face a longer prison term in the rigged poker case than in the sports betting case. In the betting case, he is expected to receive a sentence of 21 to 27 months .
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