Overview
- Court filings Thursday show Jones asked to change his plea in Brooklyn federal court, signaling a guilty plea in the sports-betting indictment and the first admission in the broader sweep.
- Prosecutors say he joined a scheme to sell nonpublic injury and lineup details to bettors while he had access to the Los Angeles Lakers, charging him with wire fraud and money-laundering conspiracies.
- In one cited episode on Feb. 9, 2023, he allegedly texted a tip before LeBron James was ruled out against Milwaukee, urging a “big bet” on the Bucks.
- In a Jan. 15, 2024 incident, a bettor allegedly paid him $2,500 for word Anthony Davis would be limited, then lost a $100,000 wager when Davis played normal minutes; neither player is accused of wrongdoing.
- Jones also remains charged in a separate case over mafia-linked rigged poker games that used altered shufflers, hidden cameras and X-ray gear, and he has not moved to change that plea.