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NBA Guard Beasley Indicted for Game-Fixing, Money Laundering

6/30/2026

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Beasley Indicted

Prosecutors indicted NBA guard Malik Beasley, UNC forward Ed Davis and four others on wire-fraud, sports-bribery and money-laundering charges.
They allege Beasley was paid to change his play in three Bucks games in 2024 for fraudulent bets.
Beasley and Zamorano remain at large, each facing up to 20 years in prison plus five for bribery, which Attorney Joseph Nocella said erodes sports integrity.

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Beasley Faces Lawsuit

Beasley faced a $1 million judgment from his former agency after defaulting on a $650,000 marketing advance.
He was evicted from a Detroit high-rise apartment in summer 2023 for $21,505 unpaid rent.
The indictment emerged in June while he negotiated a three-year, $42 million Detroit Pistons contract, threatening the deal.
A major U.S. sportsbook reported a surge in prop-betting on Beasley’s rebounds beginning January 2024, while the National Basketball Association (NBA) cannot compel testimony.

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Billups Accused

Chauncey Billups (former Portland Trail Blazers coach) is accused of fixing card games linked to La Cosa Nostra that cheated gamblers out of $7 million.
The Beasley indictment sweep led to over 30 arrests, including mobsters and former NBA players.
Damon Jones (former NBA forward) pleaded guilty in April for selling data to bettors.
Terry Rozier (Miami Heat player) is charged with friends winning bets on his 2023 Hornets performance.

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Beasley Surrenders

In December, the NBA memo urged limits on prop bets and outlined steps to curb insider wagering.
The league said it lacks control over bet types and will seek reforms via negotiations, state regulators, or legislation.
Prosecutors said former Pistons guard Beasley and Davis ran the scheme on Snapchat, with Beasley set to surrender and appear in Brooklyn on July 1.

History

Historical Context

The 1919 Black Sox scandal, where eight Chicago White Sox players took a $100,000 bribe to lose the World Series, prompted Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis to become baseball’s first commissioner and issue lifetime bans, reshaping sport governance against gambling. That precedent led leagues such as the NBA to form integrity units, now probing the indictment of guard Malik Beasley and former forward Ed Davis.

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Beasley Indicted

Prosecutors indicted NBA guard Malik Beasley, UNC forward Ed Davis and four others on wire-fraud, sports-bribery and money-laundering charges.
They allege Beasley was paid to change his play in three Bucks games in 2024 for fraudulent bets.
Beasley and Zamorano remain at large, each facing up to 20 years in prison plus five for bribery, which Attorney Joseph Nocella said erodes sports integrity.

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