Kash Patel

The fraud.

It's not hundreds of dollars.

It's not thousands of dollars.

It's not tens of thousands of dollars.

It's not even millions of dollars.

We're talking about tens of millions of dollars in fraud and theft and robbery across a multi-year investigation.

Today, we are here in New York to announce a historic arrest across a wide sweeping criminal enterprise that envelops both the NBA and La Casa Nostra.

The men and women up here standing with me represent a small portion of the leadership team that brought profound justice in an era that needed it more than any.

I'll just highlight some of the details in the case and the FBI work, and then you'll hear from the others.

But as you now know, individuals such as Chauncey Billups, Damon Jones, and Terry Rozier were taken into custody today, former current NBA players and coaches.

What you don't know is that this is an illegal gambling operation and sports rigging operation that spanned the course of years.

The FBI led a coordinated takedown across 11 states to arrest over 30 individuals today responsible for this case, which is very much ongoing.

Not only did we crack into the fraud that these perpetrators

committed on the grand stage of the NBA, but we also entered and executed a system of justice against La Casa Nostra to include the Bonanno, Gambino, Genovese, and Lucchese crime families.

And you'll hear more about those details today.

The charges and the arrests that were taken down across this country range from wire fraud, money laundering, extortion, robbery, illegal gambling.

This FBI will leave no room for any perpetrator of crime across this country.

You hear a lot about our work of defending the homeland and crushing violent crime.

Well, this work is also representative of a colossal portion of the FBI's mandate to keep America safe and to keep our entertainment industry fair and secure.

The men and women that are standing up here today worked tireless hours, days, months, and years.